The Hon. Ajantha Gammeddage
Hon. Ajantha Gammeddage raised a supplementary question about the demolition of the century-old Deiyandara Primary School, stating that all 11 buildings had been removed without a plan. He alleged that roofing sheets, timber and iron pipes worth Rs. 40–50 million were unaccounted for and may have been distributed or sold through political associates. He asked whether the Urban Development Authority, which had been entrusted with the land and buildings, would conduct a proper investigation and take action regarding the removal.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, this is my first supplementary question.
¶ 02 Hon. Minister, Deiyandara Primary School is over 100 years old. It was demolished and removed arbitrarily without a plan.
¶ 03 I must emphasize there were 11 buildings; all 11 were demolished. Roofing sheets, timber and iron pipes worth over Rs. 40–50 million are now unaccounted for. There is no information on who received them or where they were taken. They have been distributed among associates of local politicians; some have been sold. Will the Urban Development Authority conduct a proper investigation into this? The UDA was entrusted with the entire land including the buildings. The existing buildings on that land have been arbitrarily demolished. My first supplementary is whether the UDA will take action regarding this removal.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajantha Gammeddage. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 22 May 2025. No. 1750307293077610. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/24529