The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
The Deputy Minister stated that compensation and provision of alternative land had been discussed, including the development of certain Forest Department lands for paddy cultivation. He said irrigation infrastructure such as canals and field channels cannot be completed fully within the year, but the Department of Irrigation plans to finish the work in the first months of 2026 and enable cultivation by the third quarter of 2026.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, earlier we discussed compensation and alternative lands. Some lands that were under the Forest Department are being developed for paddy; constructing canals and field channels takes time, and the Department of Irrigation is doing this. We cannot complete 100% this year; some time is needed next year as well to prepare canals and field channels. Our plan is to finish within the first months of 2026 and, at any rate, enable cultivation by the third quarter of 2026.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 9 October 2025 ·No. 22973 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7502