The Hon. Kins Nelson
Hon. Kins Nelson raised concerns about the D-Channel of Parakrama Samudraya, noting that it narrows and falls into disrepair despite major allocations for the project, including Rs. 2,000 million for 2025 and Rs. 6,500 million for the current year. He urged the Minister to allocate funds to remaining tanks, improve water conservation, and ensure water is released to farmers. He also appealed for Ministers to be more approachable to the public and expressed hope that the Ministry’s 2025 allocations would produce visible results.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 I will conclude quickly, Hon. Presiding Member.
¶ 02 At the beginning, the D-Channel of Parakrama Samudraya is 308 feet wide. A kilometer away, the width reduces to 50, 60, 70 feet and it goes into disrepair, Hon. Minister. For the same project, Rs. 2,000 million has been allocated for 2025 and Rs. 6,500 million for this year. Please allocate funds to the remaining tanks too, conserve water in them and release it to the farmer. Though I have many new points to raise, time is insufficient.
¶ 03 Finally, Hon. Minister, you are a Minister with your feet on the great earth. I am happy about that. You understand the farmer’s heartbeat. When you see some Ministers, you smile and talk. But some Ministers neither smile nor speak. I do not know why there is such hostility. When people hear “JVP,” the perception is anger and hatred. Change that. Please tell the other Ministers too—when you see people, smile and talk: “Brother, what do you need?” Even if our proposal is not accepted, we are happy at least to be heard. Hon. Minister, I trust that the funds allocated to your Ministry for 2025 will be utilized in a way that results are seen, not only in 2026.
¶ 04 Thank you very much for the opportunity, Hon. Presiding Member.
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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/5368