The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam)
An answer was tabled to a question raised on behalf of Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam regarding the relevant Post Office and land status. The Minister stated that the existing departmental building is structurally unsound and cannot be renovated, so a new Post Office building estimated at Rs. 29.5 million was commenced after a foundation stone was laid on 18 September 2025. It was also stated that the land parcel concerned is no longer under Sri Lanka Army control and was arranged to be handed back in 2026.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Health and Mass Media:
¶ 02 (a) (i) and (ii) Answer tabled.
¶ 03 (b) (i) Yes. (ii) Yes. (iii) The existing departmental building is structurally very weak and cannot be renovated. Therefore, a new building for the Post Office, estimated at Rs. 29.5 million, was commenced with a foundation stone laid on 18 September 2025.
¶ 04 (c) (i) The land parcel is no longer under the control of the Sri Lanka Army. The portion concerned was arranged to be handed back by the Army in 2026. (ii) Not applicable.
¶ 05 (d) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunathilleka (on behalf of the Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 May 2026. No. 23608. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29181