Hon. Sajith Premadasa - Leader of the Opposition
Hon. Sajith Premadasa urged the Government to urgently activate Disaster Management Committees in response to the ongoing disaster situation, citing risks to paddy lands in Matara District linked to the 59 Reservoir issue and reports of three deaths. He asked Minister Nalinda Jayatissa to present the Government’s disaster management plan to Parliament immediately or by the following morning, and stated that the Opposition was ready to support the response effort.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to tell the Chief Government Whip that, especially in this disaster situation, services through Disaster Management Committees must be activated rapidly. For example, in Matara District, due to the 59 Reservoir issue, a large extent of paddy lands may be damaged. We are also informed that three lives have already been lost. In the past you implemented programmes such as deploying the Red Force; in addition, the Government must now prepare a programme. We in the Opposition are ready to contribute to the disaster management programme at this difficult time.
¶ 02 Minister Nalinda Jayatissa, first I request that, given the likelihood that the situation may worsen, the Government’s plan and programme be presented to Parliament today itself, or by tomorrow morning. This is a question on behalf of the affected people.
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