The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
Aravinda Senarath stated that paddy purchasing arrangements have begun, with warehouses opened in several districts and storage planned according to supply inflows. He added that paddy bought in the previous season has been milled and is being released to the market in an orderly manner, and said the Government does not anticipate problems with storage or purchasing.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, although the Hon. Member’s supplementary is not directly related to the main question, I will respond.
¶ 02 Hon. Member, arrangements have been made for purchasing paddy. As of today, warehouses in many districts have been opened, and storage is planned based on inflow. The paddy purchased last season has been milled into rice and is being released to the market in an orderly manner. Although not strictly relevant, as a question from a public representative, I say: the purchasing process has commenced and storage facilities are arranged. Therefore, we do not foresee issues ahead.
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 February 2026 ·No. 23270 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2026. No. 23270. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/4600