The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri
Chaminda Wijesiri sought permission to raise a further question relating to Question No. 562/2025 on lands belonging to Sri Lanka Railways. The question asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development to provide details on the total extent of railway land, lands leased to private parties, lease income from 2020 onward, encroachments by unauthorized settlers, planned eviction measures, and steps to make productive use of railway lands under departmental control.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, I have another question to ask. Please allow me.
¶ 02 LANDS BELONGING TO SRI LANKA RAILWAYS: LEASE
¶ 03 562/2025
¶ 04 Question to the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development by The Hon. Rohana Bandara:
¶ 05 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) the total extent of land belonging to the Sri Lanka Railways; (ii) whether those lands have been leased out to private institutions and individuals; (iii) if so, the extent of such land; and (iv) the amount of income earned by the Sri Lanka Railways from leasing out such lands in each of the years from 2020 up to now, separately?
¶ 06 (b) Will he also inform this House the— (i) extent of land that has been encroached upon by unauthorized settlers, out of the lands belonging to the Sri Lanka Railways; (ii) measures that will be taken to evict the unauthorized occupants; and (iii) steps that will be taken to utilize the lands owned by the Sri Lanka Railways productively, under the direct ownership and supervision of that Department?
¶ 07 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 15 November 2025 ·No. 22870 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Chaminda Wijesiri. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 15 November 2025. No. 22870. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/28968