The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister confirmed that 63 drainage stretches totaling 35.110 kilometres have been identified for construction and repair, with 10 kilometres already newly constructed. He stated that the remaining work is being implemented through the Provincial Specific Development Grant, the Decentralized Budget, and Special Provisions, and that part (b) of the question was not applicable.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answers are as follows:
¶ 02 (a)(i) Yes. (a)(ii) Yes. Sixty-three drainage stretches totaling 35.110 km have been identified for construction and repair. Of these, 10 km have already been newly constructed. Work on the remainder is being carried out under the Provincial Specific Development Grant (PSDG), the Decentralized Budget (DCB), and Special Provisions.
¶ 03 (b) Not applicable.
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