3364/’12
Hon. P. Harrison,— To ask the Minister of State Resources and Enterprise Development,—
(a) Will he state—
(i) separately, the amount of Eppawala Rock Phosphate fertilizer produced annually by Lanka Phosphate Company Ltd. in the years 2010, 2011, and 2012;
(ii) the number of machines owned by the Phosphate company for the production of fertilizer;
(iii) the amount of the annual local requirement of Phosphate in metric tons;
(iv) whether there is a surplus of the annual production of the Phosphate company;
(v) if so, the amount of the aforesaid surplus in metric tons;
(vi) the reason for the requirement of purchasing a new fertilizer processing plant for the aforesaid company whereas the company already had the production capacity to meet the local requirement; and
(vii) whether the tender procedure have been followed in purchasing the aforesaid new plant?
(b) Will he inform this House regarding that plant —
(i) of the method followed in placing the order;
(ii) of the amount of money spent on purchasing it;
(iii) whether he is aware of the fact that the machine had already been brought to Sri Lanka’s harbor by the time the officers had gone to China to place the order;
(iv) the tonnage of the fertilizer produced with the help of the new plant at present; and
(v) the amount of money spent on the construction of the building in which the aforesaid plant is installed?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2013-12-04
Asked by
Hon. P. Harrison, M.P.
Ministry
State Resources and Enterprise Development
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Eppawala Phosphate Fertilizer
Answered Date
2013-12-04
Answered by
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Attorney at Law, M.P.
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