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
The answer is given in sinhala language.
Answered Date
2025-03-01
Answered by
Hon. Anura Karunathilaka, M.P.
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