The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe
Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe stated that the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority oversees 37 rest houses and that recent inspections found no complaints of illegal activities at the location in question. He noted that although earlier assurances of legal action by a former Minister had not been carried out, the matter could be inquired into, and said the current agreement had already been renewed for 2024-2028 before the Government assumed office. He added that any illegal activity would be addressed under SLTDA rules and regulations.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, as I stated earlier, the Sri Lanka Tourism Development Authority oversees 37 rest houses. From time to time our officers conduct field inspections. During the most recent field visit, no complaints were received regarding illegal activities at this location. However, as the Hon. Member noted, many years ago a former Minister in this House had stated that legal action would be taken; clearly, that did not happen. We can inquire into that. When we assumed office, the agreement had been renewed from 2024 to 2028. Nevertheless, if any illegal activities occur, we can act under the SLTDA’s rules and regulations, and we will intervene.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) Ruwan Ranasinghe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 April 2026. No. 23475. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28531