The Hon. Hector Appuhamy
Hon. Hector Appuhamy marked Women’s Day by urging the Government to protect the environment as part of safeguarding women’s dignity and health. He raised concerns about dense black smoke and ash emissions from the Norochcholai coal power plant, alleging substandard coal combustion and possible removal of filtration systems, and said communities in Kalpitiya and surrounding areas were being harmed. He requested a statement to Parliament on decisions taken to control emissions and mitigate environmental damage.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Chairperson of Committees, I wish all Sri Lankan women—mothers and sisters—well on Women’s Day, and long life. I urge the Government to protect the environment so women can live with dignity.
¶ 02 At Norochcholai coal power plant, one unit’s chimney is emitting dense black smoke; a unit reportedly had to be stopped due to substandard coal combustion, and filtration systems appear to have been removed. This causes severe environmental damage affecting women’s rights to live healthily in Kalpitiya and surrounding areas. When this plant was built, innocent people even died protesting. I request a statement to Parliament on decisions regarding ash emissions and environmental mitigation. In the name of women, please rectify this.
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Cite as: The Hon. Hector Appuhamy. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 5 March 2026. No. 23375. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7056