The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe
The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe stated that the Ministry has launched the “Irrigation Pride – Our Heritage” irrigation development project, with Rs. 78,000 million allocated in the Budget and 42 Mahaweli Authority tanks scheduled for rehabilitation this year. He said he could not confirm how many tanks in Dehiattakandiya are included, but indicated that any omitted tanks could be considered for the 2026 Budget and that prioritized proposals could be obtained from the Mahaweli Authority’s “C” Zone Regional Engineer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, our Ministry has launched an Irrigation Development Project, “Irrigation Pride – Our Heritage.” According to the Budget, 78,000 million rupees have been allocated. Under this project, 42 tanks under the Mahaweli Authority are scheduled for rehabilitation this year.
¶ 02 I cannot right now specify how many tanks in Dehiattakandiya are included among the 42, but we can consider including them in the 2026 Budget if not already. We can also discuss with the Regional Engineer of the Mahaweli Authority’s “C” Zone to send prioritized proposals for essential rehabilitations.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 June 2025. No. 1750828922068945. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/21272