The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
In response to Question No. 643/2025, the Deputy Minister stated that 11.53 hectares of black gram were cultivated by 4,828 farmers in the Mahaweli “H” Zone during the 2025/26 Maha season, while cultivation for the 2026 Yala season had not yet begun. He said no issue arose regarding the sale of produce at a fair price during that season, making related follow-up questions not applicable.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, in response to Question 5 (No. 643/2025) asked by Hon. Kins Nelson regarding black gram cultivation in the Mahaweli “H” Zone:
¶ 02 (a) (i) The cultivated extent of black gram in the Mahaweli “H” Zone during the 2025/26 Maha season was 11.53 hectares. Cultivation for the 2026 Yala season has not yet commenced. (ii) The number of farmers who cultivated black gram in the “H” Zone in the 2025/26 Maha season was 4,828. (iii) No such issue of selling produce at a fair price arose in the 2025/26 Maha season. (iv) Not applicable in view of (iii). (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 20 May 2026 ·No. 23618 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2026. No. 23618. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19247