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- 13 November 2025 The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth requested a permanent drinking water solution for Pottuvil by supplying water from Senanayake Samudraya. He said the scheme could also benefit intervening villages including Madulla, Siyambalanduwa, Lahugala, Chemmanguda, Komari, Kanakargama and Panama, and urged the Minister to implement the proposal urgently. Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB AI summary The Minister addressed water supply problems in Lahugala and Arugam Bay, noting that hotel water storage in the tourism zone reduces availability for residents. He stated that the National Water Supply and Drainage Board has tested deep wells, but no adequate groundwater source has yet been identified. Ongoing investigations continue, while the proposed long-term solution is to convey water from Senanayake Samudraya over about 60 kilometres. Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked whether additional deep tube wells could be constructed in the Heda Oya riverbed as an interim measure until the Heda Oya Project begins. He said villages including Komari, Pottuvil, Panama and Lahugala, as well as the tourism area of Arugam Bay, face severe drinking water shortages, with about 5,000 families receiving only one hour of water per day from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board. Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply JJB AI summary In response to a question on water supply in Pottuvil and surrounding areas, the Minister stated that a USAID-funded groundwater project began in 2008 but now provides only about two hours of supply per day due to limited capacity. He said the Heda Oya Project proposed in 2016 for Pottuvil, Lahugala, Madulla and Siyambalanduwa was suspended for lack of funds and has not been approved for restart. Instead, a Rs. 12,000 million Phase I project to draw water from Senanayake Samudraya has been submitted to the World Bank for appraisal, while a weir-type anicut across Heda Oya–Navalaru is being built as a short-term measure for completion by July 2026. Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth SLMC AI summary Hon. M.S. Abthul Wazeeth asked the Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply whether Pottuvil and Lahugala Divisional Secretariat Divisions in Ampara face a drinking water shortage and whether Rs. 225 million was spent on the Heda Oya Water Supply Project between 2018 and 2020 to address it. He sought the project’s current status and asked whether it would be recommenced to meet local potable water needs, or, if not, the reasons for not doing so. Oral Question: Heda Oya Water Supply Project Status (1395/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House JJB AI summary Bimal Rathnayake said the Ministry and RDA acknowledge the need for road widening and will try to include the proposal in the 2027 Budget, though no commitment can be made for funding this year. On traffic lights, he requested that proposals be submitted through the DDC or 19190 with Police concurrence, after which a traffic survey will determine whether signals should be installed next year. He also stated that about 700 RDA workers have been regularized, while around 300 more must sit the G.C.E. (O/L) exam in February before being considered for regularization, with no pass threshold required. Oral Question: Kinniya-Colombo Main Road Widening (1350/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. Imran Maharoof SJB AI summary Hon. Imran Maharoof asked whether the Kinniya Junction to Soorankal section of the Trincomalee–Batticaloa Road could be widened, citing accidents, congestion, and stalled landowner compensation. He also requested plans for traffic lights on RDA-administered main roads in Trincomalee District due to increasing urban traffic and tourism. He further asked whether long-serving temporary RDA employees who were not regularized due to O/L qualification requirements could be made permanent. Oral Question: Kinniya-Colombo Main Road Widening (1350/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. Bimal Rathnayake - Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development and Leader of the House JJB AI summary Minister Bimal Rathnayake answered that not all roads in Trincomalee District require widening, but identified congestion and inadequate pedestrian facilities on the Thambalagamuwa–Kinniya Road (B-541) from km 13.5 to km 15.2, especially during school hours. He said widening needs also arise on the Ambepussa–Kurunegala–Trincomalee Road (A006) from km 193 to km 196, and provided current road-width details for relevant sections. He stated that no widening work has yet begun, the route is a two-way road, and the project is not in the Ministry’s 2026 Action Plan, though funding will be sought under “widening and improvement” in 2027, with land acquisition expected to take 12 to 18 months. Oral Question: Kinniya-Colombo Main Road Widening (1350/2025) Read →
- 13 November 2025 The Hon. Imran Maharoof SJB AI summary Asked the Minister of Transport, Highways and Urban Development whether Road Development Authority-maintained roads in Trincomalee District require widening, with particular priority for the Kinniya-Colombo main road due to local population, tourism, school locations, congestion and inadequate pedestrian facilities. He sought details on the current width and traffic arrangement of the road, whether widening steps have been taken, and, if so, the proposed length, width and estimated cost. Oral Question: Kinniya-Colombo Main Road Widening (1350/2025) Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Stefni Fernando JJB AI summary Stefni Fernando defended the 2026 Budget as a consultative and collectively designed programme, saying the Finance Minister engaged professional, business, labour and community groups before its preparation and that the previous 2025 budget helped stabilize the economy and generate savings. She argued that reduced waste, equal treatment of investors, land and infrastructure preparation, and support for innovation, SMEs and producers would attract investment and expand employment. She also noted plans to strengthen state institutions through recruitment, extend budget benefits to estate workers, increase railway gatekeepers’ monthly allowance from Rs. 7,500 to Rs. 15,000, and allocate funds for additional public servants. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan DTNA AI summary Amirthanathan Adaikkalanathan said development funds in the Vanni are difficult to implement when allocations are released late, especially during the rainy season, and urged the Government to address administrative barriers created by the Forest Department, Wildlife Department and similar agencies over land needed for housing, agriculture, hospitals and other projects. He questioned delays or obstruction to Indian-supported development at Palaly, Kankesanthurai and the Talaimannar–Rameswaram ferry, arguing that such assistance would support tourism and economic growth. He called for the immediate repeal of the Prevention of Terrorism Act, saying it deters investment including from the diaspora, and raised urgent concerns about Mannar General Hospital, including shortages of specialists, non-reporting of transferred anaesthetists, ambulance limitations and risks to pregnant mothers and emergency patients. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe JJB AI summary (Dr.) Nihal Abeysinghe clarified that the Social Security Contribution Levy on vehicles is not a new tax but an existing levy to be collected properly at import, manufacture or sale. He detailed Budget allocations for fisheries infrastructure, harbour rehabilitation, fisher safety technology, fish catch improvement, satellite-based fishing ground identification, and inland fisheries, while rejecting Opposition claims of poor implementation of the 2025 Budget. He said most planned projects in the Horana DS Division would be completed by year-end and argued that the Government had stabilized the economy, advanced debt restructuring, expanded welfare and restarted development after taking office during an economic crisis. He cited acknowledgements by Opposition MPs on economic stabilization, exports, fiscal improvements and anti-corruption efforts to support the Government’s 2026 Budget direction. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Manjula Suraweera Arachchi JJB AI summary Manjula Suraweera Arachchi highlighted urgent price difficulties faced by potato, onion and upcountry vegetable farmers in Nuwara Eliya, stating that the Agriculture, Industries and Trade Ministers were coordinating measures to stabilize prices from the next season. Supporting the 80th Budget, he said it advances economic democracy and allocates funds for plantation worker wage increases, including a Rs. 200 daily attendance incentive from the Treasury, as well as estate housing. He also cited allocations for rural roads, drinking water expansion in Nuwara Eliya, and the modernization of Hatton, while criticizing Opposition members who oppose the Budget and its support for estate workers. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen SJB AI summary Hon. Rishad Bathiudeen welcomed several Budget allocations, including funds for the Malwathu Oya project, the Ashraff Cultural Centre, estate worker wage support, and housing in war-affected areas, while urging that displaced Muslims in Jaffna be included in housing and infrastructure programmes. He called for non-political action against drug trafficking and requested urgent progress on stalled projects in Mannar, including the co-op hospital, Silavathurai hall, Mannar–Puttalam road, and Talaimannar jetty rehabilitation. He also sought clarity and public consultation on wind power and mineral sands plans in Mannar, proposing that further wind projects be shifted away from Mannar Island to protect tourism and fisheries potential. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar JJB AI summary Hon. Ramalingam Chandrasekar stated that ongoing development programmes aim to rebuild public confidence and promote unity, equality, and interfaith harmony among all ethnic communities. He announced that a “Sri Lankan Day” would be held in December to bring citizens together under one flag, and called for cooperation in transforming Jaffna into a progressing region free from political mafias. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. (Dr.) Elayathamby Srinath ITAK AI summary Hon. Elayathamby Srinath welcomed measures in the Budget to strengthen the economy, support war-displaced housing, increase estate worker wages, and fund development projects in Batticaloa, including bridges, fisheries harbour development, irrigation, and universities. He urged additional attention to underdeveloped areas such as Padavan-karai, calling for improved hospitals, roads, bridges, fisheries harbours, and the release of tanks held by state agencies to expand irrigation. He raised unresolved grazing land disputes in Mayilathamadu, Mathavanai and other areas, criticised the lack of Budget measures for herders, and demanded stronger action on human-elephant conflict, including elephant fencing, Wildlife Department sub-offices, and officer appointments. He also requested that land currently occupied by the prison adjoining Batticaloa Teaching Hospital be transferred to the hospital to address its space shortage and support planned health-sector upgrades. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna JJB AI summary K.V. Samantha Viddyarathna defended the Budget as setting the Government’s economic direction toward expanded investment, SME support, digitalization, and a targeted 5 percent growth rate, with a longer-term aim of 7 percent. He said vehicle procurement was intended to improve State sector efficiency rather than provide luxuries, and described reforms such as a BOI single-window system, transparent allocation of underutilized Ministry lands, and listing abandoned bungalows and closed factories for investors. He argued that removing administrative bottlenecks, improving infrastructure, and adopting technologies such as AI would attract investment, create jobs, and support economic expansion. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Anura Karunathilaka - Minister of Ports and Civil Aviation JJB AI summary The Minister outlined the Government’s economic performance in 2025, citing higher public salaries and pensions, restarted infrastructure projects, improved revenue without new taxes, a primary surplus, and gains in employment, remittances, exports, and tourism. He said further growth is needed to address unemployment among qualified youth and remaining hardship among vulnerable groups, and noted forthcoming legal measures in 2026 including PPP legislation, amendments to investment-related Acts, and an Investment Protection Bill. He highlighted Budget allocations for investment zones, SME development, industrial estates, collateral-free lending, and digitalization, including GovPay, GovTech, a Digital Economy Council, and the planned first digital ID by the third quarter of 2026. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. (Prof.) Sena Nanayakkara JJB AI summary Prof. Sena Nanayakkara supported the Appropriation Bill, describing it as the Government’s second Budget and urging Parliament and the Opposition to engage in more substantive debate rather than partisan heckling. He highlighted the Budget’s focus on broad-based benefits, productive economic development, and rural poverty eradication, arguing that it gives particular support to village communities. He cited irrigation and agricultural investments, including rehabilitation of 307 tanks in Anuradhapura District, allocations for irrigation development, canal and tank rehabilitation, and the restarted Lower Malwathu Oya project, as measures intended to improve cultivation, drinking water supply, flood control, jobs, and incomes. Appropriation Bill, 2026 - Second Reading Debate Read →
- 12 November 2025 The Hon. Kumara Jayakody JJB AI summary Hon. Kumara Jayakody said street lighting issues should be addressed holistically, with coordination between energy authorities and local bodies on supply, installation, maintenance, and switching practices. He emphasized efficient use of costly electricity, noting that if the Government or CEB-related entities absorb these costs, they may ultimately be passed on to all consumers, including those without nearby street lamps. Oral Question 1477/2025: Use of Street Lighting Lamps by Local Authorities Read →