The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah)
A question was raised to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation regarding State lands in the Manmunai North Divisional Secretary’s Division of the Batticaloa District. It asked whether the Minister is aware of settlements on lands for which grants or land permits were issued between 1 January 2017 and 31 March 2025, and requested the total number of such settlers along with their names and relevant details.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Lands and Irrigation:
¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House— (i) whether he is aware that people have settled in the State lands for which “grant documents” or “land permits” were given during the period from 01.01.2017 to 31.03.2025, out of the State lands situated in the Divisional Secretary’s Division of Manmunai North in the Batticaloa District; and (ii) if so, the total number of such people, their names and other relevant information?
¶ 03 (b) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Gayantha Karunatilleka (on behalf of the Hon. (Dr.) M.L.A.M. Hizbullah). 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 July 2025. No. 1754386160089643. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4126