The Hon. Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi
Hesha Withanage Ankumbura Arachchi asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to explain the procedure used by the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority when granting land for large-scale projects. He specifically sought details on the land extents allocated to Dole Lanka and Vita Organi for banana cultivation in the Chandrika Wewa Division of the Walawa Region, and asked whether the Minister acknowledged that proper procedure had not been followed in those allocations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Grant of Lands of Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority for Large-Scale Projects: Methodology
¶ 02 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the methodology adopted in granting the lands belonging to Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority for large-scale projects; (ii) the extent of land provided to companies named Dole Lanka and Vita Organi for banana cultivation in Chandrika Wewa Division of Walawa Region, separately; and (iii) whether he admits the fact that the said lands were not provided following the proper methodology; (b) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 22 May 2025 ·No. 1750307293077610 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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