1263/’16
Hon. Padma Udhayashantha Gunasekera,—To ask the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) the year in which the northern railway line running up to Jaffna was constructed;
(ii) The number of trips the Yaldevi train made to Jaffna in the northern railway line by 1983;
(iii) the number of passengers who travelled from Colombo to Jaffna and from Jaffna to Colombo annually by 1983;
(iv) the annual income generated from 1980 to 1983 separately in relation to each year;
(v) the date on which the railway line was destroyed by terrorists;
(vi) the location of the attack;
(vii) whether the damage has been estimated; and
(viii) if so, what that estimate is?
(b) Will he also inform this House—
(i) the amount of money allocated to reconstruct the northern railway line in each year after the conclusion of the war in 2009;
(ii) the number of trips being made at present;
(iii) the number of passengers who have travelled in the northern railway line each year from 2009 up to date; and
(iv) the income generated in each year mentioned in (iii) above?
(c) If not, why?
Asked Date
2017-06-07
Asked by
Hon. Padma Udhayashantha Gunasekera, M.P.
Ministry
Transport and Civil Aviation
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
Northern Railway Line - passengers 1980-1983, the destruction, cost of rebuilding, no. of passengers currently
Answered Date
2017-06-07
Answered by
Hon. Ashok Abeysinghe, M.P.
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