The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Asked whether the Ministry can provide current-year funding rather than only future commitments, including through the Municipal Council. He also raised concern that roads are being developed without drains and requested that the UDA allocate funds, proposing at least Rs. 63 million this year through the District Coordinating Committee to begin drainage works despite the larger Rs. 63,000 million flood mitigation programme.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my question is whether the Ministry can do this with current funds. Saying funds will be found in the future is not suitable. At least this year, can allocations be provided via the Municipal Council? We need a concrete undertaking, not just future intentions.
¶ 02 Secondly, roads are being developed without drains. The BMC has capacity. Under the leadership of Mayor Sivam Bhakyanathan and Deputy Mayor Dineshkumar, can your UDA allocate funds to construct drains? Even if the flood mitigation programme costs Rs. 63,000 million, can your Ministry at least provide, through the District Coordinating Committee, Rs. 63 million this year to start some drains?
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 June 2025. No. 1751430648025512. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/27414