The Hon. Mujibur Rahman
Hon. Mujibur Rahman asked the Minister to urgently intervene in the Maligawatta Housing Scheme, where he said a residents’ car park in the Ramya area had been leased to a private party between 2020 and 2024 and was being used for warehouse construction. He said the scheme’s courtyards, trees, play areas, and car parks were intended for residents, and also raised concern that the Araliya Uyana playground may be leased. He requested action to protect these spaces and restore the car parks for residents’ use.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, I request your urgent attention and a swift decision on this supplementary.
¶ 02 Colombo has many housing schemes designed with open ventilation courtyards, trees, and dedicated car parks for residents. In the Maligawatta Housing Scheme, there are three car parks; notably, a large car park in the Ramya area. Between 2020–2024, the then Minister or officials leased this car park to a private party, who is building a large warehouse there. Surrounding this car park are thousands of housing units and several adjacent schemes. This is wrong; leasing appears to have occurred during 2020–2024. Further, a ground called Araliya Uyana, used by children for play, is reportedly also to be leased. I request your intervention to protect these car parks and return them for residents’ use.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 21 January 2025 ·No. 1737707091008005 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Mujibur Rahman. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27163