The Hon. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam
Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam asked the Minister of Defence whether restrictions around the Sri Lanka Air Force-held Tachchankulam Airport in Vavuniya, following land acquisition for expansion, had blocked long-used public roads, particularly the Tachchankulam–Moonrumurippu main road. He said residents of Tachchankulam now have to travel 12 kilometres instead of two kilometres to reach the Grama Niladhari office, and sought clarification on whether and when the road would be reopened for public use, or the reasons if it would not.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Tachchankulam–Moonrumurippu Main Road: Opening for the Public
¶ 02 Asked the Minister of Defence: (a) Will he accept that— (i) the private lands in the vicinity of the Tachchankulam Airport in Vavuniya belonging to the Sri Lanka Air Force were acquired for the expansion of the airport and the public access to the roads that the local residents have long been using has been restricted; (ii) in particular, the use of the Tachchankulam–Moonrumurippu main road has been prohibited to the general public for a long time; and (iii) the people living in the Tachchankulam village have had to travel 12 kilometres instead of the usual two kilometres to reach the Grama Niladhari office to get their needs fulfilled, as a result? (b) Will he inform this House— (i) if so, whether steps will be taken to open the Tachchankulam–Moonrumurippu main road concerned above for public use; and (ii) the time that will be taken for it? (c) If not, why?
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- Hansard, Thursday, 23 October 2025 ·No. 22641 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7860