The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake stated that some development projects may be discontinued due to consequences of the economic crisis, poor political management, inadequate feasibility studies, and projects driven by local interests rather than economic returns. He said the Government intends to proceed methodically, address difficulties around land acquisition and release, and avoid holding acquired lands idle without clear development plans. He added that lands in some river basins that have remained unused for 20–30 years should be returned to the people, and that the new Government will seek to minimize such situations in future.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Due to various reasons, some development projects may be discontinued now or in the future. Many of these issues arose due to the economic crisis and poor political management, causing large financial losses. Some were pet projects, not supported by proper feasibility, driven by district interests rather than economic returns. We will strive to proceed methodically. Land acquisition is difficult, and releasing acquired lands appears problematic; we cannot proceed without a clear development plan. In some river basins, lands have lain idle for 20–30 years; that should not be. We will return these lands to the people and, as a new Government, work to minimize such situations in future.
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Cite as: The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 21 May 2025. No. 1749121318003248. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8053