The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam acknowledged water supply works completed in 2025 and planned for 2026 in Araiyampathi, Kokkatticholai, Kaluwanchikudy and Mandur, totalling about 42 km, but said several villages still face serious water shortages. He noted difficulties in Porativu Pattu because supply must come from Ampara and applications are being discouraged. He asked whether a package plant could be established at the Mandur water office location to serve the affected areas, noting that the Divisional Secretary had agreed on land availability.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Minister. I acknowledge progress: in 2025, about 14 km were done via Water Supply and Drainage Board and 8 km via CEDE; and for this year, you have agreed to 8 km in Araiyampathi, 10 km in Kokkatticholai, 13 km in Kaluwanchikudy via CEDE, and 12 km via the Board in Mandur, totalling about 42 km. However, there are inaccuracies. Serious water issues persist in Kakkachchiwattai, Nellikkadu, Palaiyadivattai, the 37th and 38th villages, Puliyadi, Valkettu, Vathukkalmadu and Panchenai. In Porativu Pattu, supply must come from Ampara due to upstream constraints; applications are discouraged because connection must be from Ampara. Can you consider establishing a package plant from the Mandur water office location to serve these areas? The Divisional Secretary agrees on land.
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30255