The Hon. D.V. Chanaka
D.V. Chanaka pressed for a response from Minister Wasantha Samarasinghe regarding a report alleging carcinogens and harmful heavy metals in the country’s tap water. He urged that the matter not be treated lightly, stressing the public health risk and indicating he would wait for the Minister’s answer.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Wasantha Samarasinghe, the Minister, said he would answer this, but now he is not in the House. I will wait until he answers. Carcinogens have been added to the country’s water; people drink this through tap water. Please answer this. Do not take it lightly. Hon. Member, you also know these are harmful heavy metals. Here is the report.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 6 February 2025 ·No. 1739271735020022 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. D.V. Chanaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 6 February 2025. No. 1739271735020022. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/837