The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 7 March 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Haputale and Haldummulla DS Divisions (Q.253/2024)

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The answer provided figures on Land Reform Commission lands and other State lands in the Haputale and Haldummulla Divisional Secretariats, with detailed breakdowns by Grama Niladhari Division and allocation basis placed in the Library as annexes. It stated that LRC lands total 634.3690 hectares in Haputale and 2,755.2279 hectares in Haldummulla, with specified extents granted for housing and on lease. It also recorded approximately 545.2 hectares of non-LRC State land in Haputale, about 84.480 hectares identified as agricultural land there, and 42.377 hectares under cultivation, while further Haldummulla details were provided in the annexed material.

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¶ 01 Answer tabled:

¶ 02 (a) (i) LRC land extents: - Haputale DS: 634.3690 ha - Haldummulla DS: 2,755.2279 ha

¶ 03 (ii) Details by GN Divisions: Annex 01 (placed in the Library).

¶ 04 (iii) Extents granted to second parties: - For housing: - Haputale DS: 10.8703 ha - Haldummulla DS: 197.8005 ha - On lease basis: - Haputale DS: 12.6483 ha - Haldummulla DS: 0.6287 ha Further details: Annex 02 (placed in the Library).

¶ 05 (iv) Names, locations and basis: Annex 03 (placed in the Library). For Haldummulla DS, see Table in Annex 04 (placed in the Library).

¶ 06 (b) (i) State lands not belonging to LRC: - Haputale DS: approximately 545.2 ha (Details and for Haldummulla DS: see Annex 04, Column [3], placed in the Library.)

¶ 07 (ii) Identified agricultural lands: - Haputale DS: approximately 84.480 ha (Details and for Haldummulla DS: see Annex 04, Column ( ), placed in the Library.)

¶ 08 (iii) Cultivated extent within agricultural lands: - Haputale DS: 42.377 ha

¶ 09 (c) Not applicable.

¶ 10 Answer placed in the Library.

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Source: Hansard, Friday, 7 March 2025 ·No. 1743066559006904 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17892