The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rauff Hakeem)
Asked the Minister of Health and Mass Media whether the Ashroff Memorial Hospital in Kalmunai, including key clinical and support facilities, was flooded during heavy rains in November 2024, disrupting hospital operations and requiring protection of the premises. He requested information on whether the damage had been assessed, the estimated loss, measures taken to restore affected facilities, and steps planned to prevent recurrence and safeguard the hospital.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) Will he admit that: (i) the premises of the Ashroff Memorial Hospital, Kalmunai, including surgical theatre, ICU, residential wards, OPD, clinics and pharmaceutical stores were inundated by floods due to heavy rains in November 2024; (ii) the hospital’s operations were disrupted; and (iii) hospital premises must be safeguarded?
¶ 03 (b) Will he inform this House: (i) whether damage has been assessed; (ii) if so, the quantum of damage; (iii) steps taken to restore the damages; and (iv) steps to prevent recurrence and better safeguard the premises?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Rauff Hakeem). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 14 March 2025. No. 1744281136023320. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26419