4508/’13
Hon. Abdul Haleem,— To ask the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management,—
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) the Akurana town was submerged by rainwater at different occasions during the last fifteen years;
(ii) a massive damage has been caused to places of business and residents owing to the town being submerged;
(iii) the Kandy-Jaffna main road (A-9) could not be used when the Akurana town was under water;
(iv) portions of buildings erected by blocking the stream that flows through the town, were removed on the instructions of the officials when the Akurana town was submerged in 1997;
(v) silt in that stream was dredged twice at a cost of Rs. 5 million contributed by the Akurana Grand Mosque and the residents of the area;
(vi) all timber mills located close to the stream were removed; and
(vii) however, Akurana town was submerged once again by the rain that fell on the 31st October 2013?
(b) Will he state whether steps will be taken to device a permanent solution to the problem of Akurana town submerging upon a study by the line ministry with the involvement of the other ministries?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2014-06-19
Asked by
Hon. Abdul Haleem, M.P.
Ministry
Irrigation & Water Resources Management
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Akurana Town - flooding
Answered Date
2014-06-19
Answered by
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Attorney at Law, M.P.
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