The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe
Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe said the Bryanthurai Kandam bridge project in Pottuvil had progressed to tender stage through the Highways Ministry, with about LKR 4 million spent on soil investigations, but was halted during the economic crisis and not implemented thereafter. He thanked the Minister for recent road allocations in Ampara and asked whether the two needed bridges could be included under the Rural Bridges Programme to assist residents and farmers who currently rely on unsafe makeshift cable crossings.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Minister, tenders for the Bryanthurai Kandam bridge were called through the Highways Ministry (not the RDA). About LKR 4 million was spent on soil investigations. Work was poised to commence when the economic crisis intervened, and subsequent governments have failed to deliver this much-needed bridge for poor communities in Pottuvil. You recently allocated funds for many roads in Ampara—thank you. For the benefit of Pottuvil residents and farmers who currently use makeshift cable crossings to move fertilizer and paddy, will you include these two bridges under the Rural Bridges Programme?
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- Hansard, Saturday, 8 November 2025 ·No. 22727 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. M.S. Uthumalebbe. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 8 November 2025. No. 22727. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6441