The Hon. (Dr.) Upali Pannilage - Minister of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment
The Minister stated that development activities in the Muruththanai GN Division of Batticaloa District are being carried out through three departments or agencies under his Ministry. He listed completed or ongoing works including a mobile service for 273 beneficiary families, water supply schemes, sanitation facilities, housing for persons with disabilities, health centre rehabilitation, rural road and causeway improvements, and housing development, with total expenditure of Rs. 51,677,296.34 and most works reported as fully completed. He added 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.
¶ 03 (ii)-(iv) In the Batticaloa District, under the Ministry of Rural Development, Social Security and Community Empowerment, development activities are implemented through three departments/agencies. For Muruththanai GN Division (Koralaipattu South), projects include:
¶ 04 - Conducting a one-day mobile service to resolve social issues of 909 persons from 273 beneficiary families. - Two community water supply schemes: Minuminiththeveli and Akuranai. - Improving sanitation by constructing 150 toilets. - Constructing eight new houses for persons with disabilities in the village. - Repair/rehabilitation of health centre building. - Rural road development: Kalladivedduvai road improvement; Akuranai-Muruththanai causeway rehabilitation; Minuminiththeveli rural road improvement; concretizing Muruththanai main road; multiple graveling and rehabilitation works in Minuminiththeveli and Akuranai. - Housing Development Programme: 8 houses (financial progress noted).
¶ 05 Total expenditure incurred: Rs. 51,677,296.34. Physical progress of listed works is largely complete (items indicated as 100% where completed).
¶ 06 (b) Not applicable.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 21 May 2026 ·No. 23621 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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