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Written question asked by Madeleine Moon (Labour) on Thursday, 18 April 2019, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 24 April 2019. It was answered by Mark Field (Conservative) on Tuesday, 30 April 2019 on behalf of the Foreign and Commonwealth Office.


Sri Lanka: Power Stations

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Foreign and Commonwealth Affairs, pursuant to the Answer of 25 March 2019 to Question 234859 on Sri Lanka: Water, what progress has been made by the Sri Lankan Government on determining whether the Chunnakam power plant was responsible for pollution in that area.

Answer

​On 4 April 2019 the Supreme Court in Sri Lanka ordered the Northern Power Company, which operated a thermal power station in Chunnakam to allocate 20 million Sri Lanka Rupees to compensate residents affected by contamination of ground water and soil near the station. We understand that the plant is no longer functioning.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
245704
Session
2017-19
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Sri Lanka: Water
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Subjects
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Link
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