The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala
Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala supported Hon. Hesha Withanage’s Private Member’s Motion on estate roads, noting that such roads are now used not only for estate produce but also for daily transport by residents. He said estate companies do not maintain these roads for community needs and urged the Government to give special attention to unmanaged internal estate roads, particularly in areas such as Mawathagama and Dodangaslanda with large Tamil estate populations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 [12.16 p.m.]
¶ 02 Hon. Deputy Speaker, Hon. Hesha Withanage has brought a very important Private Member’s Motion today. People living in estates now engage in many activities; previously these roads mainly served to transport estate produce, but times have changed. Estate residents today use three-wheelers, bicycles, vans and even lorries. Estate companies do not repair these roads for community needs. Therefore, this Motion is timely and important. In areas I represent — Mawathagama and Dodangaslanda — there are many estates with large Tamil populations; for them this work is essential. The Government must pay special attention. Other than the main roads, all internal roads through estates are currently unmanaged...
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Cite as: The Hon. J.C. Alawathuwala. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 February 2025. No. 1739786070060795. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23116