PARLIAMENT

Hon. Susantha Kumara Nawarathna,—To ask the Minister of Agriculture, Livestock, Land and Irrigation,— (1)

(a) Will he inform this House of the —

(i) year in which the North Central Great Canal Project was initiated;

(ii) number of phases that comprise the said project;

(iii) districts that will be covered by the said project; and

(iv) expected benefits of the said project?

(b) Will he also inform this House —

(i) whether he admits that the project concerned could not be completed within the scheduled time;

(ii) of the year in which the project was scheduled to be completed;

(iii) of the reasons for not been able to complete the project within the scheduled time; and

(iv) of the present physical progress and financial progress of the said project, separately?

(c) If not, why?