Govt. wasting billions on unsolicited projects: Harsha
United National Party (UNP) parliamentarian and well-known economist Harsha De Silva said today the Government had got its priorities mixed up by spending a staggering Rs.337 billion obtained as loans from China on unsolicited projects including the proposed Port City.
“This amount is 70 times the Agricultural Ministry’s 2013 budget allocation,” he said.
“Thirty per cent of Sri Lanka’s population is employed in agriculture but the government allocated only Rs.4 billion for Agriculture and Rs.31 billion for Irrigation and Water Resources Management last year while deciding to spend Rs.337 billion for unsolicited projects,” he told a news conference.
Dr. De Silva said several Cabinet papers had been submitted to build flyovers in Hambantota at an estimated cost of Rs.32.7 billion; to extend a fraction of the Southern Expressway at an estimated cost of Rs.52.1 billion and to develop ‘B’ grade roads in Hambantota at an estimated cost of Rs.15.3 billion.
(Daily Mirror)
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Dr.Harsha, It is the democracy that citizens have elected wasters. That means citizens like wasting. Therefore, politicians waste !. So what is wrong ?
Then, since the country needs to develop after a 30 years of war, and can not go forward at a rate of one inch per year in an extremely competitive world and region, instead of harping on political stages, help and make sure the money is not wasted and projects are successful. If somebody is a patriot and a true knowledgeable economist, that is the right thing to do!
Without barking here and there, if you know what is right, show the correct way. Finding others mistakes and doing nothing is most wasteful thing than ever.
When your parents do mistakes are you discarding them? You are correcting them…
If parents new you are a waste son and dumped you what will happen?
Think properly and act correctly. This is not a waste land.
Nikan Kanna dipuwa thamai thama dirawaganna beri.For agriculture development govt is spending a lot of funds.Infrastructure development is very importent.Meyalata owa balagena inna behe.Meyage thiyeri saha predictions ekakwath hari gihin neha. Hamuduruwange karata atha dagena ohoma yan ohoma yan
if all of you in parliment really have the idea to develop this country pleas do it together without fighting to do it
Wasting money in mass scale is a serious problem in the country. Most politicians earn millions and billions and become rich.
So this government is most corrupt government but survive in strategic way weakening oppositions and cheating poor people.
Niyamasinhalaya is an educated fool seemingly a Helakurumaya man.
I believe only JVP can develop the country.