The Hon. B. Ariyawansha
B. Ariyawansha asked the Minister to address poor road infrastructure around the Sinharaja World Heritage Site, noting its importance for domestic and foreign tourism through routes in Ratnapura, Matara and Galle Districts. He highlighted the deteriorated condition of the Deniyaya–Sooriyakanda road and approach roads between Rakwana, Pothupitiya and Kalawana, and requested their development.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, my first supplementary question is this.
¶ 02 Sinharaja was declared a World Heritage Site in 1988. It is a wet-zone forest spanning over 35,000 hectares, bordering the Galle, Matara and Ratnapura Districts. Large numbers of domestic and foreign tourists visit via four routes: Kalawana area in Ratnapura, Sooriyakanda/Morning Side, Deniyaya-Pallegama, and Giniduma in Galle. Road infrastructure around Sinharaja is presently in a very weak state. In the past administration, the Rakwana–Ratnapura road was developed up to Sooriyakanda. The Deniyaya–Sooriyakanda connecting road is currently in a very poor condition. Likewise, many approach roads between Rakwana, Pothupitiya and Kalawana are now in poor condition. These must be developed.
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Cite as: The Hon. B. Ariyawansha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 January 2026. No. 23111. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17524