The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security
R.M. Jayawardhana raised a question regarding the financial and operational difficulties at the Pelwatte and Sevanagala sugar companies, both under the Sri Lanka Sugar Company and economically significant to Monaragala District. He noted that Pelwatte has 23,000 metric tons of unsold sugar and over one million litres of stored ethanol, with similar issues at Sevanagala, leading to protests. He asked the Minister whether any decisions had been taken to address the crisis.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Presiding Member, I have a special question. I also spoke about this yesterday. In Monaragala District there are two economically important hubs: Pelwatte Sugar Company and Sevanagala Sugar Company. Both companies belong to the Sri Lanka Sugar Company.
¶ 02 Hon. Presiding Member, since the Hon. Minister is also present, I especially wish to know about this matter. At Pelwatte Sugar, there are currently 23,000 metric tons of sugar that cannot be sold, and over one million litres of ethanol that have been produced, stabilized and stored. Sevanagala also has some quantities. Therefore, both Pelwatte and Sevanagala are now in crisis, with a series of issues arising, and even protests occurred yesterday. I would like to know from the Hon. Minister whether any decisions have been made in this regard by now.
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Cite as: The Hon. R.M. Jayawardhana - Deputy Minister of Trade, Commerce and Food Security. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 December 2024. No. 1734424725051921. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/19627