The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan on behalf of the Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan
Sivagnanam Shritharan, on behalf of Gnanamuththu Srineshan, asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation whether the lagoons dividing Eluwankarai and Paduwankarai in Batticaloa District have severely affected transport and economic activity and whether bridges are needed to address this. He requested details on existing difficulties, the estimated number and locations of required bridges, whether at least two bridges would be built in 2025 using Budget allocations and international aid, and the expected social and economic benefits; if not, he asked for the reasons.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 asked the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation: (a) Will he admit that severe adverse effects have been caused to transport and economic activities of people living in areas divided as Eluwankarai and Paduwankarai by the lagoons in Batticaloa District; and that there is a need to build bridges to solve these problems? (b) Will he inform this House - (i) the difficulties faced due to inadequate bridges; (ii) the approximate number of bridges needed; (iii) the areas where they should be built; (iv) whether at least two bridges will be constructed in 2025 using Budget allocations and international aid; and (v) the social and economic benefits that would accrue? (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan on behalf of the Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 May 2025. No. 1749010823009957. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/25804