The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe
M.S. Uthumalebbe said Paddy Marketing Board warehouses in Ampara District are full, limiting local farmers’ ability to sell paddy, and requested that stored stocks be moved quickly to other locations. He also asked whether compensation for farmers affected by Cyclone Ditwah and floods, including 92 persons in Karaithivu and others in Atthalachenai, Palamunai and Oluvil, could be provided without delay.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I am not satisfied with the reply to my first supplementary. In our region, PMB warehouses have long stored paddy, preventing our people from selling their paddy. This is not only in my area; all PMB warehouses in Ampara District are full. On behalf of our people, we request that the stored paddy be moved quickly to other locations. Now my second supplementary:
¶ 02 Compensation is being provided to farmers affected by Cyclone Ditwah and floods. In our area, particularly in the Karaithivu Divisional Secretariat Division, compensation has still not been given to 92 persons, and also in Atthalachenai, Palamunai and Oluvil. Can steps be taken to provide their compensation expeditiously?
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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/4602