Hon. Dinindu Saman,—To ask the Minister of Public Administration, Provincial Councils and Local Government,— (1)

(a) Will he state —

(i) of the amount spent on the construction of the Meegehakiula bus station concurrent with the construction of the Meegehakiula New Town in Badulla;

(ii) whether he is aware that the said bus station has not been used up to now;

(iii) if so, of the reasons for that;

(iv) of the steps that will be taken to make the said bus station available for public use; and

(v) of the measures that have been taken to construct the access road to the said bus station?

(b) Will he also state —

(i) whether he accepts that the said bus station is an unproductive construction;

(ii) if so, of the actions that will be taken against those responsible; and

(iii) of the guidelines that will be provided to local government institutions to prevent such situations in the future?

(c) If not, why?