The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Bimal Rathnayake said the remaining 2 km of an access road would be completed and that improvements to the road and online facilities were already being addressed. He acknowledged that ensuring train punctuality remains a major challenge and said efforts are being made to improve it. He also commended railway staff for helping an A/L student reach an examination on time and a resident who helped prevent a level-crossing accident between Kurunegala and Muttetugala.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, we have notified that the remaining 2 km of the access road will also be completed. Ensuring exact punctuality is a major challenge; we are striving to achieve it.
¶ 02 Finally, I wish to appreciate two recent positive actions by railway staff: first, officers on the Colombo–Batticaloa service ensured a student sitting the A/L examination reached on time; second, a vigilant resident prevented a major accident yesterday at a level crossing between Kurunegala and Muttetugala where a lorry was stuck. On the Hon. Member’s points, two matters are already addressed: the road is being improved and online facilities exist. Train punctuality remains a challenge; we are working on it.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 26 November 2025. No. 22993. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22016