The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi questioned the Deputy Minister about a tourism-related construction project near the Madunagala hot springs, noting that the site had fallen into disrepair despite similar central and provincial funding claims seen elsewhere. He asked whether a feasibility study had been conducted and urged the Government to determine whether the site could be made productive by providing basic infrastructure such as roads and electricity, or whether the project should be abandoned.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, based on your reply, I too acknowledge that constructions under this project have fallen into disrepair. I raised this after seeing it myself. This is illustrative of projects — by provincial councils or the central government — ostensibly to promote tourism. We saw a similar example at the Embilipitiya Pradeshiya Sabha. Funds are taken from both central and provincial sources while claiming the same project.
¶ 02 Was any feasibility study done? Tourists do visit the area around the Madunagala hot springs, but basic prerequisites were not addressed before starting. I request that you take responsibility to make this site productive. Without roads and electricity, buildings are useless. It is a good concept, but not implemented. My first supplementary: have you conducted any study, and can this be made productive, or should it be abandoned?
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Cite as: The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2025. No. 1742473561091594. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2242