The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake
Ravi Karunanayake urged that, given the seriousness of the situation, an emergency be declared so funds can be allocated and essential items distributed without hesitation by State officials. He also warned that the Diyawanna Oya water level was high, recalling the flooding of Parliament in November 2010, and requested immediate steps to reduce the water level.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I wish to add that as we said at 4.00 p.m. yesterday, considering the gravity of the situation, funds can be allocated if an emergency is declared, enabling distribution of necessary items to the affected. Otherwise, State officials hesitate to incur expenditure. I also draw attention to the water level of the Diyawanna Oya. In November 2010, this Parliament was flooded. The water level is already high. Please take steps to reduce it.
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Cite as: The Hon. Ravi Karunanayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 28 November 2025. No. 23026. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5046