Topic
Infrastructure
2,546 speeches · 378 speakers
Party share
By the speaker's party · counts only, no scoring. "Unattributed" = speeches not resolved to an MP.
Most active on this topic
| # | Member | Speeches |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P. JJB | 137 |
| 2 | Hon. Kumara Jayakody, M.P. JJB | 105 |
| 3 | Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P. JJB | 83 |
| 4 | Hon. Ravi Karunanayake, M.P. NDF | 76 |
| 5 | Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe, M.P. JJB | 62 |
| 6 | Hon. Shanakiyan Rajaputhiran Rasamanickam, M.P. ITAK | 47 |
| 7 | Hon. (Dr.) Nalinda Jayatissa, M.P. JJB | 46 |
| 8 | Hon. Ajith P. Perera, M.P. SJB | 43 |
| 9 | Hon. (Dr.) Prasanna Gunasena, M.P. JJB | 36 |
| 10 | Hon. Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, M.P. JJB | 34 |
Speeches
2,546 on this topic- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation JJB AI summary Deputy Minister Susil Ranasinghe acknowledged severe flooding in Ratnapura, primarily caused by high monsoon flows in the Kalu Ganga, and said existing mitigation and compensation measures are insufficient. He outlined Irrigation Department proposals based on a 2014 study, including dry dams at Malwala and on the Walawe Ganga, water diversion and reservoir options, and rehabilitation of the Kalu Ganga river mouth with a saltwater barrier. He stated that no allocation is available in the current Budget, as priority is being given to resolving stalled irrigation projects, but said these structural flood-control measures, estimated at about USD 250 million, could be considered in future budgets. Adjournment Motion: Flood Mitigation in Ratnapura District Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha JJB AI summary Hon. Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha supported the Adjournment Motion on flood impacts in Ratnapura and Kalutara, arguing that relief after disasters is insufficient and that sustainable, scientifically planned mitigation is needed. He cited proposals including dry dams in areas such as Malwala, widening the Kalu Ganga river mouth near Kalutara, improving riverbanks, and considering measures linked to Udawalawe Reservoir and the Walawe and Kuru Rivers. He urged the Government to begin at least one intervention this year and said Government MPs would support efforts to find a long-term solution. Adjournment Motion: Flood Mitigation in Ratnapura District Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. B. Ariyawansha SJB AI summary Hon. B. Ariyawansha seconded the Adjournment Motion and highlighted repeated flooding in Ratnapura District, especially along the Kalu Ganga in Ratnapura and Ayagama, calling for renewed action on the earlier Kalu Ganga reservoir proposal at Gilimale/Malwala and smaller flood-control measures such as cross canals and tanks. He requested future Budget allocations for such works and criticized the inadequacy of compensation for flood and landslide damage. He also urged action on long-delayed land, housing, and school restoration needs for landslide-affected communities in Suriyakanda, Panana, Sapugaskanda, and the closed Lankaberiya school area. Adjournment Motion: Flood Mitigation in Ratnapura District Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Waruna Liyanage SJB AI summary Hon. Waruna Liyanage moved an Adjournment Motion calling for the Ministry of Irrigation to formulate a systematic programme to address recurrent flooding in Ratnapura District, where several Divisional Secretary’s Divisions are inundated multiple times annually. He requested that future Budget allocations include measures to protect lives and property, while also making better use of Kalu Ganga water that currently flows to the sea. He proposed options including diverting water through Kuda-oya toward Udawalawe and Hambantota to support cultivation, and exploring “dry dam” projects on Kalu Ganga tributaries for flood control and possible small-scale hydropower generation. Adjournment Motion: Flood Mitigation in Ratnapura District Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. P. Ruwan Senarath - Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government JJB AI summary Deputy Minister P. Ruwan Senarath outlined 2025 allocations and projects under Provincial Councils and Local Government, including Rs. 22,789 million for local authorities, Rs. 5,000 million for rural roads and bridges, Clean Sri Lanka waste-management initiatives, digitization of all 341 local authorities, and foreign-funded projects in the Northern, Uva, Eastern and Western Provinces. He detailed funding for solid waste management, sanitation, recycling facilities, tourism-linked local authority infrastructure, Colombo tax administration and wastewater projects, rural bridges, and proposed Japanese-supported infrastructure for four emerging provinces. He also alleged serious irregularities at the Sri Lanka Institute of Local Governance, including governance failures and missing project funds, and said a new board and Director would be appointed and investigations pursued. He argued that government savings would come from curbing fraud, waste and misuse of public funds, citing past fuel expenditure by a former State Minister as an example. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam ITAK AI summary Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam raised administrative concerns in Vavuniya District, particularly the division of Manalaaru/Weli Oya GN divisions between different Pradeshiya Sabhas, which he said was a politically motivated anomaly affecting local services and representation. He requested the creation of an appropriate local authority for the area, filling 26 Grama Niladhari vacancies in Vavuniya North, and allocating funds for a new Vavuniya District Secretariat building. He also highlighted wider staffing shortages, including drivers, technical officers, management assistants, development officers and disaster management officers, and asked that officers assigned to Vavuniya/Mannar divisions be required to serve there rather than in other districts. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan ITAK AI summary Hon. Gnanamuththu Srineshan argued that the Provincial Council system established under the 13th Amendment has been weakened through the removal or non-implementation of key powers, including land and police powers, the separation of the North and East, and the transfer of functions such as Divineguma to the Centre. He said overlapping responsibilities in education, health, and roads, inadequate funding, deteriorating provincial services, and the failure to hold Provincial Council elections since 2018 have made the system ineffective. He urged the Government to restore powers to Provincial Councils and implement genuine devolution as a means to address the national question, promote peace, and support development. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran ITAK AI summary Hon. Thurairasa Ravikaran raised concerns about administrative underdevelopment in Mullaitivu during the Committee Stage Debate on Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government. He requested the Government to address the amalgamation of Vavunikulam and Oddusuddan DS divisions under one Pradeshiya Sabha, fill 140 vacancies in district and divisional offices, and commence Phase 2 of the Mullaitivu District Secretariat building. He urged equal treatment of all districts and noted similar staffing and administrative shortages in Vavuniya and Mannar. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi JJB AI summary Hon. Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi defended the allocations under the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, arguing that they are necessary to develop the public-sector human resource base needed to implement the Government’s programme, including salary increases, training, and new recruitment to replace retirees. He said Local Authorities and Provincial Councils must be strengthened, citing weakened finances, past mismanagement, and unproductive capital projects in some councils as reasons for central support for rural infrastructure and local development. He also criticized the Opposition’s focus and said the Budget’s provisions are intended to rebuild state institutions across central, provincial, and local levels. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. G.G. Ponnambalam ACTC AI summary G.G. Ponnambalam raised administrative service issues affecting the Northern and Eastern Provinces, urging intervention to restore local government suboffice functions in the North for matters such as building permits, land subdivisions and street line certificates. He requested the division of the large Chavakachcheri Divisional Secretariat and the creation of a new secretariat centred on Kodikamam. He also called for the Kalmunai-North Divisional Secretariat, recognized and upgraded through decisions since 1989 and 1993, to be allowed to function fully with necessary staff and without downgrading or transferring functions to Kalmunai-South. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi JJB AI summary Hon. (Ms.) Krishnan Kalaichelvi raised concern over a fire that destroyed line-room housing in Senan Estate, Hatton, and used the Labour Ministry Committee Stage debate to highlight longstanding wage, housing, education and health issues affecting upcountry plantation workers. She argued that past governments failed to convert plantation workers from daily wage earners to salaried employees before the 1992 estate leasing arrangements, contributing to current hardship, and criticized the Opposition’s record on the issue. She cited factory closures and a decline in green leaf production, while stating that the current Government has increased allocations for upcountry communities from Rs. 10,068 million in 2023 to Rs. 16,738 million to address education, health, infrastructure and related needs. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed AI summary Hon. Ismail Muththu Mohamed, speaking during the Committee Stage Debate on the Ministry of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government, highlighted difficulties faced by residents in accessing Grama Niladhari services due to vacancies and meeting schedules. He cited 26 vacancies among 102 GN divisions in Vavuniya and requested arrangements for easier public access, as well as the re-establishment of the Poovarasankulam sub-office to reduce travel to the Vavuniya Divisional Secretariat. He also called for greater powers, funding, and staffing support for Provincial Councils and Local Authorities to improve local services such as house numbering, street naming, valuation, and tax collection. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan ITAK AI summary Hon. Kathiravelu Shanmugam Kugathasan argued that powers removed from Provincial Councils after the 13th Amendment, including in cooperatives, education, health, agriculture and irrigation, should be restored and further devolution pursued. He called for Provincial Council elections to be held without delay and said the Eastern Province’s 2025 capital allocation, though increased, was inadequate for its needs. He requested action to fill staff vacancies in the Eastern Provincial Council and Local Authorities, provide waste-collection vehicles, fire engines and heavy machinery, and broaden Local Authority powers. He also referred to the Mahinda Deshapriya Delimitation Commission recommendation to reduce Local Authority members from 8,356 to 4,714 by a future election. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Hector Appuhamy SJB AI summary Hon. Hector Appuhamy urged the Government to begin its digitization programme at the Grama Niladhari level by providing computers, training officers, and creating village-level databases linked to Divisional Secretariats and relevant institutions. He argued that such a system would speed up certificates and public services, reduce delays and informal payments, support foreign employment documentation, and contribute to economic efficiency. He also noted the importance of the Ministry and Department of Labour, referencing the Indian Immigrants Ordinance of 1923 and the Employees’ Provident Fund Act No. 15 of 1958, while stating that labour administration has been sidelined. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera SJB AI summary K. Sujith Sanjaya Perera highlighted inadequate facilities and workspace in Divisional Secretariat offices, attributing inefficiencies partly to large recruitments without corresponding duties or infrastructure. He questioned the actual impact of proposed public sector salary increases and urged the Government to address long-standing salary anomalies affecting Management Service Officers, noting prior assurances that these would be resolved through the Budget. He also called for urgent delimitation of Divisional Secretariat boundaries in parts of Kegalle District to reduce travel burdens on residents, and urged the Government to implement the proposed Rs. 1,700 wage for plantation workers through the Wages Board or another mechanism. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 The Hon. Rauff Hakeem, Attorney-at-Law SJB AI summary Hon. Rauff Hakeem raised unresolved divisional boundary and delimitation disputes in Ampara, Kalmunai and particularly Koralaipattu Central, arguing that prior committee and Cabinet decisions have not been gazetted or implemented, causing administrative confusion including overlapping Grama Niladhari appointments. He urged the Government to resolve Tamil-Muslim boundary issues through dialogue with community representatives and Ministry officials, and specifically to implement the Panampalana Committee and Delimitation Commission recommendations granting Koralaipattu Central its allocated GN divisions and land extent. He also requested completion of the unfinished cultural hall at the Ottamavadi Multipurpose Co-operative Society premises and funding to rehabilitate the flood-affected Mowgideen Abdul Kader Playground and its derelict grandstand. Appropriation Bill 2025 — Twelfth Allotted Day — Committee Stage Read →
- 4 March 2025 Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports AI summary Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage stated that minor court and ground renovations are implemented through the District Secretariat. He said seven minor grounds and playground development projects in Mannar District have been completed through the Divisional Secretariat, while five remaining playgrounds are expected to be developed using 2025 allocations, subject to district prioritization. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Read →
- 4 March 2025 Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports AI summary Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage stated that the original sports facility project begun in 2016 was halted because earth filling led to waterlogging and flooding, making construction of the indoor stadium and drainage impracticable. He said the project was then shifted to the Emil Nagar/Naruvilikulam playground in the Nanattan DS Division, Mannar, where work began in 2017. He added that the approved swimming pool is under construction and that funds have been allocated in 2025 for an indoor sports hall and a 400-metre track. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Read →
- 4 March 2025 Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports AI summary A ground was selected in 2016 by the then political authority to serve as a District Sports Complex. The Minister indicated he was responding to the second question, but the provided excerpt contains no further details on current status, proposals, or actions. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Read →
- 4 March 2025 Hon. Sunil Kumara Gamage – Minister of Youth Affairs and Sports AI summary The Minister stated that the St. Lucia playground development at Pallimunei is not being carried out by the Ministry of Sports and is funded by the Urban Development Authority. He explained that work began in 2013 under the Northern Provincial Ministry of Urban Development, with only Phase I earth filling completed, while pavilion construction and turfing were unsuccessful. He added that Rs. 51 million allocated in 2022 for Phase III could not be used due to the abnormal national situation, and the project has since been abandoned without restarting. Ministerial Statements and Points of Order Read →