The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
The Minister clarified that the water supply disruption was caused by silt and damage to the intake following Cyclone “Ditwah,” not by a coal crisis. He stated that a temporary line has been established and the immediate issue is being addressed, while the Government is expediting a permanent relocation of the intake in response to climate change impacts, though no precise completion date was given.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, the issue was not due to a coal crisis. It arose because Cyclone “Ditwah” brought silt and damage at the water intake. With climate change impacts, we must relocate the intake. A temporary line has been set up and the issue is presently addressed. While I cannot give a precise date, we are expediting a permanent solution.
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- Hansard, Wednesday, 6 May 2026 ·No. 23541 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 May 2026. No. 23541. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5474