The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister clarified that the facility in question is not an abandoned complex but an incompletely constructed shopping complex. He stated that Rs. 70,470,668.21 has already been spent on construction, and that the newly constituted Polonnaruwa Municipal Council has approved Rs. 30 million in the 2026 Annual Budget to complete the remaining works.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 (a) (i) This is not an abandoned complex but a shopping complex with incomplete construction.
¶ 02 (ii) The amount spent so far on construction is Rs. 70,470,668.21.
¶ 03 (iii) With the constituting of the new Polonnaruwa Municipal Council, attention has been given to complete construction. Provision of Rs. 30 million has been approved under the 2026 Annual Budget to complete the works.
¶ 04 (b) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 February 2026. No. 23328. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/30268