3164/’12
Hon. Palitha Thewarapperuma,— To ask the Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils,—
(a) Is he aware that—
(i) 70 market stalls on the Kumara Welgama Mawatha earlier known as Mathugama St. Mary’s Road, which were built temporarily in 1991 and made permanent building with electricity supply subsequently as per the Pradeshiya Sabha approval dated 30.03.2005, have been suddenly demolished;
(ii) members of 70 families have been rendered helpless as a result;
(iii) the Pradeshiya Sabha has charged an advance of Rs. 100,000/- from each shop owner in order to provide new market stalls; and
(iv) the soil of a land belonging to the Pradeshiya Sabha has been tested in order to build new market stalls but as they have not yet been built and handed over to the traders, they have resorted to various means of protest ?
(b) Will he state—
(i) the names of the persons who gave instructions to demolish the market stalls mentioned above;
(ii) the action taken with regard to the advance charged for providing new market stalls;
(iii) the reasons for not building new market stalls; and
(iv) the date on which new market stalls will be provided for those traders who lost market stalls ?
(c) If not, why ?
Asked Date
2013-03-07
Asked by
Hon. Palitha Kumara Thewarapperuma, M.P.
Ministry
Local Government & Provincial Councils
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
demolishing shops -Mathugama
Answered Date
2013-10-08
Answered by
Hon. Dinesh Gunawardena, M.P.
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