The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy

Jathika Jana balawegaya· National List· 18 June 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Questions: Questions 1–2 (School Projects, Ministers' Answers and Supplementaries) and Q.633/2025 (stood down), Q.636/2025 (Limestone Transport), Q.715/2025 (Kukuleganga Access Road), Q.724/2025 (Suwaseya Ambulance Service), Q.792/2025 (Bus Route Permits), Minuwangoda Shopping Complex, Tea Factories, and Social Media Provisions

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In response to a question, the Minister stated that the relevant area dates from January 1995 and covers about 340 hectares. He confirmed the existence of the road from Molkawa Aluth Handiya to the Project Junction on the Matugama–Kalawana road, about 1.25 km in length, and said only the Western Province section had been carpeted under the “100,000 km Road Programme,” while uncleared shoulders make it unsafe. He said the Ceylon Electricity Board lacks capacity to maintain the section and that, despite 17 attempts since 29 July 2005 to vest the public road with a responsible authority, no institution has yet assumed responsibility.

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¶ 01 (a) (i) January 1995. (ii) Approximately 340 hectares.

¶ 02 (b) (i) Yes. (ii) Starting point: Molkawa Aluth Handiya; end point: the Project Junction on the Matugama–Kalawana road. (iii) Yes. (iv) Approximately 1.25 km. (v) Yes. Only the section within the Western Province was carpeted and developed under the “100,000 km Road Programme” by the Road Development Authority during the then Government. However, as no institution has undertaken clearing of both road shoulders, the road remains unsafe. (vi) The Ceylon Electricity Board does not have the capacity to maintain that section. (vii) Despite great efforts to vest this public road with the relevant authorities, no responsible authority has taken steps to assume it to date. A summary of 17 attempts made since 29.07.2005 is attached. The annexure is placed in the Library.

¶ 03 (c) Not applicable.

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Source: Hansard, Wednesday, 18 June 2025 ·No. 1751280704002343 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Kumara Jayakody - Minister of Energy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 18 June 2025. No. 1751280704002343. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/6751