Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake
Acknowledging the validity of the concern raised, Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake stated that some projects had been started without proper feasibility assessments on suitability or accessibility. He noted that the SAARC Cultural Centre received no contributions from SAARC countries despite its name, with Rs. 1,432 million spent from Sri Lankan funds, and said efforts would be made to find a productive use for the asset.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the Member’s point is valid. Projects were often initiated without feasibility assessments regarding suitability or accessibility. Although named a SAARC Cultural Centre, no SAARC state contributed; Rs. 1,432 million of Sri Lanka’s funds were spent. We must now seek productive use of this asset. We will work towards that.
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Cite as: Hon. Gamagedara Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 August 2025. No. 1756894696039492. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/22268