The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake provided answers on the proposed Pelpola Interchange and related land acquisition, stating that the expressway section from Kottawa to Mattala has 21 interchanges and that 115 land plots have been acquired, with compensation paid for 45 plots. He said the BOI advanced Rs. 91.5 million in 2017 for acquisition expenses, of which about Rs. 91.13 million has been spent. He further stated there is no plan to relocate the interchange, and that BOI support was halted because a court case over land identified for the proposed Millaniya Industrial Zone affected the related project.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) Number of interchanges: 21 (from Kottawa to Mattala). (ii) 21 km. (iii) Yes. 115 land plots have been acquired. (iv) Of these 115 plots, compensation has been paid for 45, including interest for 14. The Sri Lanka Board of Investment provided an advance of Rs. 91,500,000.00 to the Millaniya Divisional Secretariat on 2017.12.06 for acquisition expenses, of which Rs. 91,125,842.04 has been spent to date. (v) There is no plan to construct the Pelpola Interchange at another location. (vi) The Millaniya–Pelpola road and the Pelpola Interchange were proposed to provide expressway access to the proposed Millaniya Industrial Zone through the intervention of the BOI. However, a court case over the rubber estate land identified for the industrial zone resulted in the BOI’s funding support and related actions for the Pelpola Interchange being halted. (vii) Not applicable.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1868