The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth
Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked whether additional deep tube wells could be constructed in the Heda Oya riverbed as an interim measure until the Heda Oya Project begins. He said villages including Komari, Pottuvil, Panama and Lahugala, as well as the tourism area of Arugam Bay, face severe drinking water shortages, with about 5,000 families receiving only one hour of water per day from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, until the Heda Oya Project commences, can additional deep tube wells be constructed in the Heda Oya riverbed to temporarily supply clean drinking water to the villages of Komari, Pottuvil, Panama and Lahugala? Places like Arugam Bay are tourism hotspots, and around 5,000 families currently receive only one hour of water per day from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Therefore, can you install additional deep tube wells as a temporary solution to the drinking water problem?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 13 November 2025 ·No. 22816 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 13 November 2025. No. 22816. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/26963