PARLIAMENT

Hon. Dharmapriya Dissanayake,—To ask the Minister of Transport, Highways, Ports and Civil Aviation,— (1)

(a) Is he aware that the —

(i) various problems have cropped up in the acquisition of lands for the construction of the Central Expressway; and

(ii) compensation has not been paid to a large number of landowners for the lands acquired up until now?

(b) Will he inform this House—

(i) whether a methodology has been prepared for the payment of the compensation payable to them;

(ii) if not, of the reasons for that;

(iii) whether he is aware that the payment of the said compensation has been delayed for a long time; and

(iv) if so, of the time it will take to pay the said compensation?

(c) If not, why?