The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that Batticaloa’s geography, divided by lagoons and tanks, requires its bridges and roads to be treated as special infrastructure needs rather than ordinary projects. He cited unresolved works on Samalaiyadivettai Road and the Kakkachchivattai–Anaikattiyaveli stretch, noting that despite DDC resolutions, Cabinet submissions, and reported fund allocations, flood damage from 2024 and 2025 remained unaddressed. He questioned the administration’s effectiveness where allocated funds and repeated official approvals had still not led to completion of the works.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, other districts cannot be compared with Batticaloa which is divided by tanks/lagoon arms into Paduvankarai and Eravur Pattu; bridges there cannot be treated as ordinary. Resolutions have already been adopted and submitted up to Cabinet. On Samalaiyadivettai Road in Porativupattu, damaged by floods in 2024: at the DDC meeting officials said funds were already allocated, but nothing has happened; it was again damaged in 2025 floods. Despite repeated engagements and funds released for the Kakkachchivattai–Anaikattiyaveli stretch, due to inaction, a portion has reportedly been returned to the centre. If, after all DDC/DDC resolutions and funds, you cannot complete works, then you must accept administrative ineffectiveness.
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1621