Hon. Upul Kithsiri
Hon. Upul Kithsiri asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation for details on the Liyangastota Bridge across the Walawe River, including construction start and expected completion dates, estimated cost, responsible ministry or institution, and the minister in charge at the time. He also sought confirmation on whether the bridge has been completed, and if work was halted midway, the types and value of any materials destroyed.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) whether he is aware that the Liyangastota Bridge has been constructed across the Walawe River within the Hambantota District, close to the Ratnapura District; (ii) the date on which the construction of the said bridge was commenced and the date on which it was to be completed, separately; (iii) the estimated cost of the said bridge; (iv) the Ministry/institution that had been in charge of the construction of the said bridge at that time; (v) the name of the Minister who was in charge of the relevant Ministry at the time it was being constructed; (vi) whether the construction of the said bridge has been completed by now; (vii) if the construction of the said bridge has been halted midway, the materials that have been destroyed as a result; and (viii) the value of those materials?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: Hon. Upul Kithsiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 March 2025. No. 1743759139093629. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18917