The Hon. B. Ariyawansha
B. Ariyawansha questioned the Minister on housing for plantation Tamil families, citing over 2,000 families in temporary huts and more than 30,000 families in Ratnapura living in old, overcrowded line rooms. He referred to the Government’s policy promise of 10 perches per family and asked how houses would be built rapidly, including under Indian-assisted programmes. He specifically raised the delayed “Aluth Kaella” site in Suriya Kanda, noting landslide risks, and sought a concrete plan for swift solutions.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, according to your data, over 2,000 families still live in temporary huts. Many line rooms were built roughly 200 years ago, with multiple families in cramped barracks. More than 30,000 Tamil families live in such conditions in Ratnapura. Your policy statement promised 10 perches per family. How will you rapidly build houses? Under Indian assistance, a programme was initiated, including an “Aluth Kaella” site in Suriya Kanda, but work has not commenced and the area is landslide-prone. Is there a concrete plan to deliver swift solutions?
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 18 February 2026 ·No. 23308 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. B. Ariyawansha. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 February 2026. No. 23308. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20226