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The Hon. Kins Nelson

Samagi Jana Balawegaya· Polonnaruwa· 27 November 2025 ·Debate: Appropriation Bill 2026 - Committee Stage - Eleventh Allotted Day (Heads 118, 281, 282, 285-289, 292, 327, 337)

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Kins Nelson highlighted 2025 Budget allocations for the irrigation sector, noting Rs. 78,000 million overall and specific funding for cascade systems including Gal Oya, Rajanganaya, Huruluwewa and Minneriya. He said Rs. 500 million had been allocated to Minneriya tank, with 85 per cent of the project completed, and referred to the importance of Parakrama Samudraya to Polonnaruwa.

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¶ 01 Please give me a very short time, Hon. Presiding Member. I also want to speak a little about the irrigation sector. For the development of the Irrigation Sector, Rs. 78,000 million has been allocated for 2025. Out of that, Rs. 2,000 million has been allocated for the cascade system including Gal Oya, Rajanganaya, Huruluwewa and Minneriya. For Minneriya tank alone, Rs. 500 million was allocated, and 85% of that project is now complete. This year Rs. 6,500 million is allocated for those tanks. Nuwara Chaiva is your heart, isn’t it? Likewise, the Parakrama Samudraya in Polonnaruwa is my heart. Every time I come from Polonnaruwa, I bow to Parakrama Samudraya, Hon. Minister.

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Hansard, Thursday, 27 November 2025 ·No. 23013 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kins Nelson. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 27 November 2025. No. 23013. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5366