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Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka,— To ask the Minister of Lands,—
(a) Is he aware that —
(i) a part of a government land in the Wagawatta Grama Niladhari Division in the Ingiriya Divisional Secretariat Division has been obtained purportedly for a social service activity and has been used for a commercial waste recycle business by a private company;
(ii) water of Mawak Oya from which the residents of the area satisfy their drinking water requirements has been polluted as a result of the activities of the above company in a land located in a catchment area;
(iii) the Secretary of the then Ministry of Land and Land Development stated at the Consultative Committee Meeting of the Ministry of Land and Land Development held on 26 November 2013 that action would be taken to reacquire the land if action was not taken to return the land consequent to a request in writing to the relevant institution for the return of the said reservation; and
(iv) action has hitherto not been taken as stated above?
(b) Will he inform this House whether action will be taken to reacquire the abovementioned land?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2015-04-22
Asked by
Hon. Vidura Wickramanayaka, M.P.
Ministry
Lands
Legislature
Seventh Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Pollution due to Recycling Plant
Answered Date
2015-06-09
Answered by
Hon. M. K. A. D. S. Gunawardana, M.P.
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