The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy complained that essential parts of his original question had not been answered and requested a mechanism to ensure complete follow-up responses with relevant reports. He raised concerns over alleged losses of Rs. 8.4 billion from low-quality coal supplied to Norochcholai, citing testing reports and impacts including environmental harm, boiler damage, and increased generator fuel consumption. He asked when the Minister would accept responsibility for the issue and resign.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, before my first supplementary, I note that essential parts of my question were not answered. If more time is needed to compile complete reports, that is acceptable, but please provide full answers with all reports. Otherwise, the public is misled when answers are partial and the remainder is never provided and there is no mechanism to ensure follow-up.
¶ 02 My first supplementary: Current issues at Norochcholai due to low-quality coal have, according to testing reports, caused losses of Rs. 8.4 billion from eight vessels, with further environmental and operational impacts, including boiler damage and increased fuel consumption for generators. Given these issues and their seriousness, when will the Minister accept responsibility and resign?
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 March 2026. No. 23387. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/2967