The Hon. (1141114114) Chandana Sooriyaarachchi
Chandana Sooriyaarachchi asked why the Sitawaka museum was expedited despite not appearing in the Central Cultural Fund’s annual activity plan. He argued that a better-planned programme linking heritage, ecology, and tourism could have created greater value, and questioned whether the Ministry had intervened to highlight the area’s authentic historical significance and why it had not taken primary responsibility when the museum was established.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, my second supplementary: It appears this museum was not part of the CCF’s annual activity plan and was expedited. Sitawaka is rich in historical heritage and natural environment. If a more planned programme targeting heritage, ecology, and tourism had been implemented, greater value would have resulted. Has the Ministry intervened to create that value and highlight authentic historical significance? Why did the Ministry not assume primary responsibility at the time of establishment?
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Cite as: The Hon. (1141114114) Chandana Sooriyaarachchi. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 October 2025. No. 22973. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7511