The Hon. Ajith Gihan
Asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing about the halted Wanawasala garbage project in Kelaniya and the failed Aruwakkalu landfill project in Puttalam. Requested details on the causes of failure, funding allocations, whether political interference contributed, and the expected timeline for completion and resumption of the projects.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 WANAWASALA AND ARUWAKKALU WASTE PROJECTS: CURRENT STATUS 1047/2025
¶ 02 10. Asked the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing:
¶ 03 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that the garbage project in Wanawasala, Kelaniya was halted halfway through and has been in a state of standstill for a few years now; (ii) the reasons for the failure of the landfill in Aruwakkalu within Puttalam District; (iii) the amount that had been allocated for the project concerned; (iv) whether political interference has been the cause for the failure of that project; and (v) the time that will be taken for completing the project work and restarting it?
¶ 04 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith Gihan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 12 September 2025. No. 1758618446023035. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3225