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Ministry seeks Rs. 20bn for urgent road repairs

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The Transport and Highways Ministry is to urge the Government to release Rs 20 billion for urgent repairs and maintenance of roads in view of the adverse condition of existing road networks.

Minister Bandula Gunawardena told the Sunday Times that the Cabinet had been informed about the requirement, but the allocations had not been made so far and therefore the ministry would be making a fresh appeal.

He said the ministry was urging the Government to stop or reduce current allocations to other ministries and make available the allocations to protect the existing road network.

A Road Development Authority (RDA) senior official said a large number of projects and maintenance work on roads, including 12,000km maintained by the RDA, had come to a standstill.

Among the projects held up is the Asian Development Bank project for which an allocation of USD 235 million has been held back. Another Rs 20 billion more was required for the maintenance of a 100,000km road network and other national road networks.

He said the road maintenance cost would be higher if the current maintenance work was not carried out.

(Sunday Times)

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This week’s Cabinet decisions

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A number of decisions have been taken at the Cabinet meeting held yesterday (May 07).

The decisions taken by the Cabinet of Ministers are as follows :

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New Commissioner General appointed to Examinations Dept.

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Subhashini Indika Kumari Liyanage has been appointed as the new Commissioner General of Examinations, effective immediately.

She succeeds H.J.M.C.A. Jayasundara, whose term ended on May 06, 2025.

Liyanage, a Special Grade Officer of the Sri Lanka Education Administrative Service, previously served as an Examinations Commissioner in the Department of Examinations.

Her appointment was approved by the Cabinet of Ministers.

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Speaker announces MPs nominated to serve on 06 SoCs

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Speaker Dr. Jagath Wickramaratne announced to Parliament today (May 08) the members nominated by the Committee of Selection to serve on 06 Sectoral Oversight Committees.

Accordingly, the members appointed to the 06 Sectoral Oversight Committees are as follows.

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Economic Development and International Relations

  • Lakshman Nipuna Arachchi
  • Mrs.Sagarika Athauda, Attorney at Law
  • Mrs.Nilanthi Kottahachchi, Attorney at Law
  • Kanthasamy Prabu
  • Wijesiri Basnayake
  • Thilina Samarakoon
  • Ms. Lakmali Hemachandra, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Infrastructure and Strategic Development

  • Manjula Suraweera Arachchi
  • K. Ilankumaran
  • Ravindra Bandara
  • Danushka Ranganath
  • Asitha Niroshana Egoda Vithana
  • Shantha Pathma Kumara Subasingha
  • Mrs. Geetha Herath, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Education, Manpower and Human Capital

  • Aboobucker Athambawa
  • Ms. Krishnan Kalaichelvi
  • Mrs. Nilusha Lakmali Gamage
  • Sugath Wasantha de Silva
  • Sujeewa Dissanayake
  • Sanjeewa Ranasingha
  • Sunil Rajapaksha

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Health, Media and Women’s Empowerment

  • Muneer Mulaffer
  • Dr. Nihal Abeysinghe
  • Mrs. Samanmali Gunasingha
  • Prof. Sena Nanayakkara
  • Dr. S. Sri Bavanandarajah
  • Jagath Manuwarna
  • Ruwan Mapalagama

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Environment, Agriculture and Resource Sustainability

  • Roshan Akmeemana
  • Upul Kithsiri
  • Mrs.M.A.C.S. Chathuri Gangani
  • Susantha Kumara Nawarathna
  • Sudath Balagalla
  • Kitnan Selvaraj
  • Bhagya Sri Herath, Attorney at Law

Sectoral Oversight Committee on Science, Technology and Digital Transformation

  • Chathuranga Abeysinghe
  • Arkam Ilyas
  • Lasith Bhashana Gamage
  • Thanura Dissanayake
  • Mrs. Hasara Liyanage, Attorney at Law
  • Dr. Janaka Senarathna
  • Chandima Hettiaratchi

The Speaker also announced that the Committee of Selection had also nominated Members of Parliament Wasantha Samarasinghe, Sundaralingam Pradeep, Aboobucker Athambawa to serve on the Committee on Parliamentary Business.

In addition, the Speaker further announced to Parliament that the Committee of Selection had also nominated Members of Parliament Aboobucker Athambawa, Arkam Ilyas, Mayilvaganam Jegatheeswaran to serve on the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) and Member of Parliament Sunil Rathnasiri to serve on the Committee on Public Accounts. (COPA).

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