Hon. Waruna Liyanage,—To ask the Minister of Urban Development, Construction and Housing,— (1)
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) there is an acute shortage of drinking water in many Divisional Secretariat Divisions of the Ratnapura District;
(ii) the people living in those areas have faced severe hardships and health problems as a result; and
(iii) lack of proper water supply systems in those areas has aggravated the scarcity of drinking water?
(b) Will he inform this House —
(i) of the extent of work of Phase 2 of the "Visal Ratnapura Water Supply Project", which is implemented as a solution to the said scarcity of water, that has been completed by now;
(ii) whether new water supply projects will be initiated to provide water to the areas that have not been covered by Phase 2 of the said project after the completion of Phase 2; and
(iii) of the number of community water supply projects currently being implemented in the Ratnapura District; and
(iv) whether steps will be taken to initiate new community water supply projects?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2025-03-01
Asked by
Hon. Waruna Liyanage, M.P.
Ministry
Urban Development, Construction and Housing
Legislature
Tenth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
First Session
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Answered Date
2025-03-01
Answered by
Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P.
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