The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe on behalf of the Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj
Asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure for information on clean drinking water shortages in estate communities, with reference to UNICEF’s Plantation Sector Drinking Water Scheme begun in 1987. Requested details on the number, locations, current functionality, and status of UNICEF-initiated schemes, as well as drinking water projects implemented in Badulla District over the past five years, their allocations, and the status of the LLG Capkade New Housing Scheme project in Poonagala, Haldummulla.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Plantation and Community Infrastructure: (a) Is he aware that the people in estates face severe hardship due to lack of clean drinking water, and that UNICEF commenced the Plantation Sector Drinking Water Scheme in 1987? (b) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of schemes commenced by UNICEF; (ii) the districts and estates; (iii) whether they function at present; and (iv) the current status of each? (c) Will he also inform this House - (i) the number of drinking water schemes implemented in estate areas in Badulla District in the last five years; (ii) the amount allocated; (iii) the amount allocated for the drinking water scheme for the LLG Capkade New Housing Scheme, Poonagala, Haldummulla; and (iv) the present status? (d) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Darmapriya Wijesinghe on behalf of the Hon. Kitnan Selvaraj. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25802