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The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna

Jathika Jana balawegaya· Anuradhapura· 20 January 2026 ·Oral question: Oral Question: State Lands on Lease in Anuradhapura District (Q.27/2026)

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Asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation to provide details of State lands leased in each DS Division of Anuradhapura District. He also sought clarification on alleged illegal clearing and cultivation of about 100 acres of State land in Kodinnewa village, Horowpothana, including the identities and legal rights of those involved and whether they received fertilizer subsidies and the value of any such subsidies.

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¶ 01 asked the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation:

¶ 02 (a) Will he inform this House - (i) the number of State lands granted on lease in each DS Division in Anuradhapura District, separately; (ii) whether he is aware that about 100 acres of State land in Kodinnewa village, GN Division No. 153 of Horowpothana DS Division, has been illegally cleared and cultivated; (iii) if so, by whom; (iv) whether those persons have legal rights; (v) whether they have obtained fertilizer subsidy; and (vi) if so, its value? (b) If not, why?

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Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8920