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The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· National List· 7 May 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question 9: Community Water Supply Schemes in Vavuniya

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Asked the Minister whether a special committee would be appointed to review non-operational community water supply schemes in dry areas. He said some projects had been implemented without proper needs assessments, leading to wastage of public funds, and requested project-by-project identification of failures and recommendations for solutions.

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¶ 01 Thank you, Hon. Minister. My first supplementary:

¶ 02 Community water supply is vital for our dry areas. Many schemes were implemented without assessing real needs, causing significant wastage of national funds. You have outlined general reasons for non-operation. Will you appoint a special committee to examine each project, identify the specific reasons for failure, and recommend solutions?

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Hansard, Thursday, 7 May 2026 ·No. 23540 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 7 May 2026. No. 23540. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/3418