The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
The Deputy Minister said embankments on the southern bank of the Gal Oya had weakened due to paddy cultivation up to the riverbank, contributing to flooding during the last Maha season. He stated that around 250 metres of permanent embankment stabilization using earthworks, with Rs. 111 million allocated, had commenced, and that additional work over about four kilometres near the anicut was also funded and under way in line with technical recommendations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Speaker, we do not consider this a temporary construction. Along the southern bank of the Gal Oya, embankments have been weakened because paddy fields were cultivated right up to the riverbank. In the last Maha season, breaches caused extensive flooding. We are now undertaking about 250 metres of permanent works—stabilizing the embankment with earthworks (concrete is not feasible for the Gal Oya bank), excavating and refilling with suitable soil. About Rs. 111 million has been allocated and work has commenced.
¶ 02 Further, there is an issue over roughly four kilometres near the anicut. Funds have been allocated and work has begun there as well. Though these are earth structures, they are not temporary; we are proceeding in line with technical recommendations.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 11 July 2025. No. 1753082553092748. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21044