The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam raised concerns about flooding and waterlogging on the Kalmunai–Batticaloa and Trincomalee–Batticaloa main roads during the North and East monsoon season beginning around October. He said available divisional funds were inadequate for drainage needs across more than 35 km and asked for urgent coordination with the Disaster Management Centre to take immediate flood-mitigation measures.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary question:
¶ 02 As you know, the monsoon rain period in the North and East begins around October. Then it becomes very difficult to travel on the Kalmunai–Batticaloa main road and Trincomalee–Batticaloa main road due to waterlogging. Without proper drainage, those roads become unusable. You said funds like DCB will be used. Last year, only about one million rupees per DS Division were available when split among 14 DS divisions—totally inadequate for over 35 km of drains. Can you urgently coordinate with the Disaster Management Centre to take immediate measures to mitigate flooding during that season?
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 19 August 2025. No. 1755860432040633. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6583