The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka
Anura Karunathilaka said the Government was concerned that Rs. 199.8 million had been spent from an estimated Rs. 233 million without adequate results. He explained that, given the public funds already committed, the decision was to complete remaining essential works such as safety fencing and bridge strengthening to secure usable benefits from the project.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we too are concerned that LKR 199.8 million has been spent against an LKR 233 million estimate without commensurate results. Since substantial public funds are already committed, we chose to complete the remaining works—mainly safety fencing and bridge strengthening—so that at least some benefits accrue. Many projects fail from initial design stages; however, given the sunk public cost, we are pursuing the second option: finish essential works to salvage usable outcomes.
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Cite as: The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 9 July 2025. No. 1752660241032216. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/9208