The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam
Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam urged the Minister to visit Batticaloa and consult local officials on drinking water needs. He disputed the accuracy of figures for Unnichchai and said there were no clear plans for areas such as Eravur Pattu, Pattipalai, and Porativu Pattu–Kakkachchivattai. He proposed considering mixed approaches, including supply routes via Ampara, package models, and locally managed community water schemes, and questioned why funding could not be allocated for Unnichchai and Vadakkalmadu if Rs. 23,000 million was available for Kivul Oya.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, I request the Minister to visit Batticaloa. I have often raised drinking water as a fundamental need. The Unnichchai figures provided are inaccurate. Beyond that, I do not see proper plans for Eravur Pattu, Pattipalai, Porativu Pattu–Kakkachchivattai and other localities. We cannot even see on the horizon a proper plan to provide drinking water to these families. Please visit the district and speak with our local officials. Some areas may require supply routed via Ampara; others are at higher elevations as you noted. A mix of package models or community water supplies managed locally may be needed. If Rs. 23,000 million can be allocated to give water to 4,000 under Kivul Oya, why can’t funds be allocated for community water supply projects in Unnichchai and Vadakkalmadu?
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8686