The Hon. Kins Nelson
Kins Nelson raised concerns about paddy farmers affected by the 28 November cyclone, citing 106,080 farmers and 56,116 hectares of damaged land, with some fields expected to remain uncultivable for two to three seasons. He asked whether, beyond the announced Rs. 150,000 per hectare compensation, a special programme with monthly livelihood assistance would be provided, noting that many farmers had not yet received payments and that the compensation was insufficient for re-cultivation. He also highlighted the loss of schoolchildren’s books and uniforms in the disaster.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary: The cyclone on 28 November severely affected paddy farmers—about 106,080 farmers affected and 56,116 hectares damaged; some fields cannot be cultivated for two to three seasons. The President announced Rs. 150,000 per hectare; some have received, many have not. Even with Rs. 150,000 they cannot re-cultivate; will there be a special programme with monthly assistance to rebuild livelihoods? Also, schoolchildren’s books and uniforms were destroyed.
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1631