The Hon. Dinindu Saman
Hon. Dinindu Saman asked the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development for annual data on gem-mining permits issued from 2020 to 2024. He also requested details on licensed gem mines in the Badulla District by Divisional Secretary’s Division, including how many were properly backfilled after operations ended and the identities of those mines.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the total number of gem-mining permits issued from 2020 to 2024, in relation to each year; (ii) the number of gem mines located in the Badulla District for which licences were issued during that period, in relation to each Divisional Secretary’s Division, separately; (iii) out of those gem mines, the number of those which have been backfilled in accordance with proper standards after ending the operations; and (iv) what those gem mines are? (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dinindu Saman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 March 2025. No. 1742268353096939. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18323