The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth
Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked about compensation for fishermen in the Pottuvil DS Division whose boats and engines were lost or damaged during the mini-cyclone of 26 November 2024, with reported losses of Rs. 900,000 to Rs. 2,000,000 each. He noted that despite visits by the Deputy Minister and officials, no compensation had been paid, and requested confirmation on compensation and loan facilities to help the affected fishermen resume their livelihoods.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Minister. My second supplementary:
¶ 02 On 26.11.2024, a mini-cyclone in Pottuvil DS Division resulted in fishermen—Abdul Mohaiyadeen, Thalabique, Nisar, Hayyum, Mohamed Lebbe, Rauf, Meera Abdul Manaf, Tasleem, Nahoorpitchai, Sehadhambi, Farook, Rihan, Subair, and A.C. Meera Mohaiyadeen—losing 13 boats; 2 boats returned ashore without engines; 4 boats were wrecked. Losses ranged from Rs. 900,000 to Rs. 2,000,000 each. Despite visits by the Deputy Minister and officials, no compensation has been paid to date. Will compensation be provided, and will loan facilities be arranged to restart their livelihoods?
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17494