The Hon. Ajith Gihan
Hon. Ajith Gihan asked the Minister of Environment whether he is aware of severe sea erosion along the Puttalam District coast, including loss of land, property and religious statues. He noted prior interventions by coastal conservation authorities but alleged inadequate funding by previous governments, and requested details of measures being taken to prevent further erosion in the district.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 SEA EROSION IN PUTTALAM DISTRICT: PREVENTIVE MEASURES — 956/2025
¶ 02 To ask the Minister of Environment:
¶ 03 (a) Is he aware that - (i) the coastal belt in the Puttalam District is severely affected by sea erosion, resulting in the losing of land, property and even religious statues to the sea; and (ii) although the Department of Coast Conservation and the Department of Coastal Resources Management intervened and worked towards preventing sea erosion, adequate financial provisions have not been allocated by the previous regimes to address the issue? (b) Will he inform this House of the measures taken to prevent sea erosion on the coastal belt of the Puttalam District? (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Ajith Gihan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4110