The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development
The Deputy Minister stated that inadequate fire safety in industrial estates is a serious and widespread problem, noting that estates under the IDB, the Ministry, and the BOI were historically not designed with integrated fire protection. He said the Government is working to address this, including plans from the previous year to install water hydrants with proper water management. He also indicated that coordination is under way with nearby local authorities to position fire trucks close to industrial zones.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 This is a serious, widespread issue. There are 34 industrial estates under the IDB and 31 under the Ministry; BOI also has estates. Historically, estates were not designed with integrated fire safety. We are working to resolve this. Last year we planned to install water hydrants with proper water management. We are coordinating with nearby local authorities to station a fire truck proximate to the zone.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 7 January 2026 ·No. 23112 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chathuranga Abeysinghe - Deputy Minister of Industry and Entrepreneurship Development. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 January 2026. No. 23112. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/23255