The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam
Asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development whether the Vavuniya–Kilinochchi section of the Northern Railway Line has severely dilapidated and unsafe railway crossings, with particular concern about the Puliyankulam area in Vavuniya. He sought confirmation of the Ministry’s responsibility to ensure public safety at these crossings and requested details of proposed remedial measures, or reasons if the concerns are not accepted.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 VAVUNIYA-KILINOCHCHI SECTION OF NORTHERN RAILWAY LINE: DILAPIDATED RAILWAY CROSSINGS Question No. 1085/2025 to the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development:
¶ 02 (a) Will he admit that - (i) the railway crossings on the section from Vavuniya to Kilinochchi of the Northern Railway Line have become so dilapidated that they have become almost unusable; (ii) the railway crossings in the Puliyankulam area in Vavuniya in particular are the most severely dilapidated; and (iii) as many railway crossings have become unsafe, it is the responsibility of the Ministry to ensure the safety of the people who pass through such railway crossings?
¶ 03 (b) If so, will he inform this House of the solutions that will be provided in this regard?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 10 November 2025. No. 22753. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20439