The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake
Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised concerns about overcrowding at Wariyapola Prison, noting that inmate numbers exceed its normal capacity and are causing environmental impacts on a nearby village tank and the Deduru Oya-adjacent water purification plant. He asked whether the Government would prioritize Budget allocations to construct additional buildings and provide necessary facilities within the existing 25-acre prison premises.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary: The Wariyapola Prison sits on over 25 acres. Although the normal capacity is 1,188, daily inmate numbers exceed 1,600, causing environmental problems. A large village tank nearby is affected by effluent; the Deduru Oya-adjacent water purification plant is also impacted. There is land to construct new buildings within the prison premises. Will you prioritize this in the upcoming Budget to provide necessary facilities?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 21 October 2025 ·No. 22635 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 October 2025. No. 22635. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/29555