The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake
Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake raised a supplementary question on delays in tank deepening works in Kurunegala under the “Irrigation Heritage – Our Legacy” initiative, noting the district’s high dependence on tanks and shortage of technical officers. He asked the relevant authorities to state a realistic timeframe for resolving the technical-staff shortage and completing the ongoing works involving Agrarian Service Centres, the Kurunegala District Agrarian Services Office, and the Department of Irrigation, despite the President’s 30 September completion target.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary question: Tanks are crucial to livelihoods; Kurunegala has the highest tank density. Deepening a tank requires specific technical processes. There is a shortage of technical officers in Kurunegala for such works. Under the “Irrigation Heritage – Our Legacy” initiative, the President has directed completion by 30th September. But due to the shortage of technical officers in Kurunegala, there is a challenge to complete ongoing works in time. This involves Agrarian Service Centres, the Kurunegala District Agrarian Services Office, and the Department of Irrigation. Can you inform this House of the realistic timeframe to resolve the technical-staff shortage and complete the works?
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Cite as: The Hon. Sujeewa Dissanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4032