The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara urged that the Clean Sri Lanka programme include public education on hygienic toilet use, especially for children, and practical measures to maintain clean, dry facilities and repair minor defects. He said the initiative should go beyond addressing theft and corruption by presenting a concept paper, assigning duties to officials and Local Authorities, and implementing a comprehensive national cleaning plan.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Give me one more minute, Madam Deputy Chairperson of Committees.
¶ 02 We all use wet toilets — I am not for that. I always say toilets must be clean and avoid wetting. From childhood we were not trained that way; we must train to keep it dry and clean. Prepare such a program for small children. In the toilets of some billionaires’ mansions, the flush handle is broken, or water leaks; or there’s a bucket in the bath area. Fixing those costs Rs. 250–300. We are speaking of a set of practices people can adopt. These too must be included in Clean Sri Lanka. Perhaps I speak to one side of it.
¶ 03 You may think eliminating theft and corruption is one side — yes. That is why I asked the Government to bring the concept paper, assign tasks to officials, give responsibilities to Local Authorities, and bring a comprehensive national cleaning plan.
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 January 2025. No. 1737707091008005. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27338