The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe
Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation about delays in preparing an assessment report for constructing a sluice gate on the RB35 Main Canal in the Kurundankulam Division of the Akkaraipattu Irrigation Engineering Zone. He noted that the Director General of Irrigation had first requested the report in May 2021 and sent a reminder in September 2023, and sought details of measures taken to proceed with the sluice gate construction or the reasons for inaction.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question 1301/2025 to the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation: Construction of sluice gate on RB35 Main Canal, Akkaraipattu — Measures taken.
¶ 02 (a) Is he aware that: (i) by letter No. DI/AM/WG/002/2021 dated 05.05.2021, the Director General of Irrigation requested the Director of Irrigation for Ampara District to provide an assessment report regarding the construction of a sluice gate on the RB35 main canal in the Kurundankulam Division of the Akkaraipattu Irrigation Engineering Zone; (ii) although more than two years have elapsed since the above letter was sent, the relevant assessment report has still not been submitted; and (iii) therefore, the Director General of Irrigation sent a reminder bearing No. DI/AM/WG/AP/002/2023 dated 20.09.2023?
¶ 03 (b) If so, will he inform this House of the measures taken up to now for the construction of the said sluice gate?
¶ 04 (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 February 2026 ·No. 23270 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4597