The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
Hon. D.V. Chanaka said that action against Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella occurred under the previous Government, noting that he was impeached and remanded then. He questioned the decision to raise the chromium limit for hydrated lime to 12 mg/kg, arguing that repeated test failures, including foreign tests, and inconsistent laboratory results required standardisation, supplier blacklisting where appropriate, and a thorough investigation. He warned that chromium is carcinogenic and said public safety in water treatment must be safeguarded, while also asking why ministerial and chairman statements differed.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Regarding Hon. Keheliya Rambukwella, the law took its course under the previous Government; he was impeached and remanded then—not now.
¶ 02 SLS standards do not fall under your Ministry, Hon. Minister. Why was the hydrated lime chromium limit raised to 12 mg/kg when no other country has relaxed standards in recent decades? The new stock also failed, like the old one, including in foreign tests. If two consignments fail, how do you still trust the supplier? If four labs give four different results for one sample, standardize the correct one and blacklist the rest.
¶ 03 Chromium is carcinogenic; limits for human intake are in micrograms. Increasing specs risks dosing the public with carcinogens in water. Why are your and your Chairman’s statements inconsistent? A thorough probe is necessary to safeguard the public.
¶ 04 Thank you.
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 March 2025. No. 1743066559006904. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/17921