The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake said a road built between 2016 and 2019 at a cost of about Rs. 1,500 million had deteriorated badly, and while he could not confirm corruption or political influence, funds had been allocated for repairs. He outlined ongoing road works in the North, including the Maruthankerny road, Sorampattu-Thallady road, Vattuvakal Bridge, Kurikattuvan Jetty, and the road to Valaiypadu, and invited the Member to inspect them. He also stated that the Water Supply Minister would visit the desalination project on the 19th or 20th, with a handover to the public expected in the coming weeks.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, this was built during 2016-2019 spending about Rs. 1,500 million, and yet it is now badly deteriorated. I cannot at this point confirm whether there was corruption or political influence, though the condition suggests irregularities. Regardless, we have allocated funds.
¶ 02 In Vadamarachchi East, there are two RDA roads relevant here: Maruthankerny road, and the Sorampattu to Thallady road — the latter we have repaired. We are also undertaking many key roads in the North: Vattuvakal Bridge, Kurikattuvan Jetty, and even the road up to Valaiypadu in Hon. Shritharan’s district. Whatever past issues, we are fixing these roads now. Hon. Member, please visit and inspect.
¶ 03 Also, regarding the desalination project at the edge of that district, our Minister of Water Supply will visit on the 19th or 20th. We hope to hand it over to the people in the coming weeks.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 November 2025. No. 22848. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/20639