1591/’17
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake,— To ask the Minister of Transport and Civil Aviation,—
(a) Will he inform this House—
(i) whether it is admitted that the persons who lose their property are severely inconvenienced owing to the preparation of a new plan having altered the initial plan of proposed Kurunegala-Habarana Railway line subsequent to a period of ten years after the preparation of the initial plan;
(ii) whether it is admitted that people protest against the alteration of this plan;
(iii) separately of the amount of money that has been proposed for construction and compensation;
(iv) of the institutions by which these funds are provided and the basis for such provisions;
(v) of the purpose of the already available railway track from Kurunegala to Habarana via Mahawa once this railway line is constructed;
(vi) of the benefits of the proposed railway line;
(vii) whether it is possible to be satisfied about the comparative benefits of the massive investment made on the proposed railway line which is going to be constructed amidst the availability of an alternative railway line to Habarana and further, in a situation where an expressway is also being constructed via Kurunegala?
(b) If not, why?
Asked Date
2017-09-20
Asked by
Hon. Bimal Rathnayake, M.P.
Ministry
Transport and Civil Aviation
Legislature
Eighth Parliament of the D.S.R. of Sri Lanka
Session
1
New Railway Line - Kurunegala to Habarana - compensation
Answered Date
2017-09-20
Answered by
Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva, Attorney at Law, M.P.
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