The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law
Rauff Hakeem raised a supplementary question on the safety of Deltota Muslim College and nearby homes in Piyasena Pura following a landslide after Cyclone “Ditwah”. He said the school playground, primary section buildings, and houses near the hospital were in a dangerous condition, with about 150 schools in Kandy District reportedly facing similar risks. He requested that the Ministry of Education’s Buildings Division or NBRO engineers urgently inspect the premises and determine whether the buildings are safe for students to use.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, my first supplementary is this. I raised this question before Cyclone “Ditwah”, Hon. Prime Minister.
¶ 02 After the cyclone, a major landslide occurred in Piyasena Pura adjacent to Deltota Muslim College. As a result, the school’s playground, buildings of the primary section, and houses near the hospital are now in a dangerous condition. Around 150 schools in Kandy District are reported to be in such risk. The problem is that officials of the National Building Research Organisation (NBRO) have not yet visited. Despite repeated requests, nothing has happened. I ask that engineers of the Buildings Division of the Ministry of Education be sent, or coordinated with NBRO engineers, to assess the buildings. Children are still compelled to learn in these unsafe buildings. At least have the Buildings Division conduct an inspection and clarify whether the buildings can be used.
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Cite as: The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8709