The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government
The Minister answered a question regarding a purported internal road from Weppamkulam to Silawathurai in Mannar District, stating that no such road is recorded as belonging to the Provincial Council or its institutions. He said that, because the road is not recorded, the ministry has no information on reconstruction, ownership, agreements, or related arrangements, and the remaining parts of the question are therefore not applicable.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, the answer is as follows.
¶ 02 (a) (i) There is no such straight internal road from Weppamkulam to Silawathurai within Mannar District belonging to the Provincial Councils or institutions under them. Therefore, no information exists in our records about reconstruction of such a road; hence I am unable to express an opinion on it. (ii) In view of (a)(i), an answer cannot be provided. (iii) As there is no such road, an answer cannot be provided. (iv) Likewise, no answer can be provided, as per the position in (a). There is no such road.
¶ 03 (b) (i) A copy of an agreement cannot be submitted as no such agreement exists. (ii) As no agreement exists, the owners cannot be identified. (iii) For the same reason, no answer can be provided. (iv) Not aware. (v) Not applicable.
¶ 04 (c) Not applicable.
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Cite as: The Hon. (Prof.) A.H.M.H. Abayarathna - Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 23 October 2025. No. 22641. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/7877