The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
The Deputy Minister addressed concerns affecting dairy farmers in multiple districts and advised that formal requests be submitted through District or Divisional Coordinating Committees. He stated that the Ministry is already working to identify pasture lands and, upon receiving requests, will survey and release suitable State lands for fodder cultivation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 This is a national issue affecting dairy farmers in several districts. Please route a formal request via the District/Divisional Coordinating Committee. The Ministry is already focused on identifying and allocating pasture lands; upon request, we will survey, free up suitable State lands and allocate for fodder purposes.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 20 January 2026 ·No. 23200 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 January 2026. No. 23200. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8925