The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam argued that while his proposed package plant is modest, larger Batticaloa water projects such as the Muthanar Oya scheme, linking Rugam and Kithul tanks, and the Valachchenai supply would address most district water issues if completed. He said the main bottleneck is the lack of an in-district water design team, with only two District Engineers available, causing delays even when additional pipeline allocations are made. He asked whether a design team could be assigned to Batticaloa to expedite water supply works.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Thank you. The package plant I propose is modest compared to large Batticaloa projects (e.g., Muthanar Oya scheme; linking Rugam and Kithul tanks; and the Valachchenai supply). Completing those would largely resolve district issues. Also, Batticaloa lacks an in-district water design team—only two District Engineers are available—so design capacity is a bottleneck. Even if you allocate 20 km instead of 12 km through the Board, work stalls without design resources. CEDE contracts prepare trenches and paths, but the 12 km under the Board then rely on beneficiaries or the Pradeshiya Sabha for certain tasks. Could you attach a design team to Batticaloa to expedite works?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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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/30259