The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports
The Minister stated that the Government is taking measures to develop sports in the North and East, including introducing and supporting leather-ball cricket in districts such as Trincomalee and Ampara. He said equipment has been provided, budget allocations have been made to identify deficiencies in school cricket facilities, and necessary renovations are planned to be completed within the year.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we are undertaking substantial work to develop sports in the North and East. In districts like Trincomalee and Ampara where leather-ball cricket is not widely played, we have provided equipment and planned to commence leather-ball cricket. We have allocated budget this year to identify shortcomings in school cricket facilities in these areas and to carry out necessary renovations. We will attend to this within this year.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 17 February 2026 ·No. 23279 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage - Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 17 February 2026. No. 23279. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/5807