The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohana Bandara)
Gayantha Karunatilleka, on behalf of Rohana Bandara, asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to provide district-wise data on paddy fields destroyed by adverse weather in November 2024, the resulting reduction in the expected harvest, and the extent that had been replanted. He also sought details on whether compensation had been paid for the damaged paddy fields and, if not, the reasons for non-payment.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House — (i) the extent of paddy fields that were destroyed due to adverse weather in Sri Lanka in November 2024, in acres, by district; (ii) the reduction in the expected paddy harvest because of this; (iii) the extent replanted, out of those destroyed, in acres; (iv) whether compensation has been provided for the destroyed paddy fields; and (v) if so, the details thereof?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 9 January 2026 ·No. 23149 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rohana Bandara). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 January 2026. No. 23149. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1666