The Hon. K. Kader Masthan
Hon. K. Kader Masthan raised questions about 500 tsunami housing units in Akkaraipattu, built with Saudi Arabian assistance, which have remained undistributed for 20 years due to litigation over ethnic-ratio-based allocation. He asked whether the Supreme Court had issued directions following the Attorney-General’s reference to the Ampara District Coordinating Committee’s allocation decision, and noted that the donor was prepared to rehabilitate the project and build 500 additional houses. He further stated that 308 tsunami-affected families had been identified for allocation and requested consideration of a Parliamentary Committee to study the matter and take steps to resolve it while supporting bilateral relations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 In the tsunami housing projects built with Rs. 1,500 million Saudi Arabian assistance for affected persons, 500 houses constructed in the Akkaraipattu Divisional Secretariat Division have remained undistributed for 20 years and turned into jungle due to a Supreme Court case seeking distribution based on ethnic ratios. Are you aware?
¶ 02 Has the Supreme Court issued any orders or directions pursuant to the Attorney-General informing Court of the Ampara District Coordinating Committee’s decision to allocate these houses based on the district’s ethnic ratios?
¶ 03 Are you aware that the donor has pledged to fully rehabilitate the now-derelict project and additionally provide a further 500 new houses?
¶ 04 Are you aware that 308 tsunami-affected families have been identified in Akkaraipattu DS Division and recommended for allocation?
¶ 05 Will you propose to this House the appointment of a Parliamentary Committee to study this matter and take appropriate steps, thereby strengthening bilateral relations?
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Cite as: The Hon. K. Kader Masthan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 August 2025. No. 1755159820030645. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17042