The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan

Illankai Tamil Arasu Kadchi· Jaffna· 23 October 2025 ·Oral question: Oral Question: Train Services to North and East (Q.3/2025)

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Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan asked when the Government will issue a new Gazette to establish additional railway level crossings between Vavuniya, Kilinochchi, Jaffna and Kankesanthurai, noting that existing approved crossings date from the 1958 Gazette. He said expanded settlements and increased usage now require updated approvals for new crossings.

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¶ 01 The level crossings from Vavuniya to Kilinochchi to Jaffna to Kankesanthurai are those approved and created by the 1958 Gazette. Now, with settlements and usage expanded, when will you issue a Gazette to establish new level crossings?

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Source: Hansard, Thursday, 23 October 2025 ·No. 22641 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Sivagnanam Shritharan. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7873