The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake
Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake asked whether basic tourism infrastructure would be established around Deduru Oya, noting the presence of irrigation landmarks, reservoirs, and archaeological sites including ancient anicuts, Ridibendi Ella, Deduru Oya reservoir, Nuwarakannda, and Yapahuwa pre-historic cemeteries. He highlighted that the reservoir and surrounding lands fall under the Irrigation Department and sought clarification on re-establishing facilities to support tourism.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary: Around Deduru Oya there are multiple tourism-related sites—ancient anicuts such as Dauradaththika and Sukaraniyajjara, the Ridibendi Ella anicut (completed 1942), the Deduru Oya reservoir (completed 2014), and archaeological sites like Nuwarakannda and Yapahuwa pre-historic cemeteries. Yet there is no basic infrastructure for tourism although the reservoir and surrounding lands belong to the Irrigation Department. Will such facilities be re-established?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25792