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Hon.Nimal Siripala De Silva
Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management



Hon.S.M Chandrasena
Deputy Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management



Eng.Ivan De Silva
Secretary
Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources Management



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Deputy minister Visit Yan Oya


Proposed Lower yaan oya Reservoir(Pahala Yaan Oya Jalasaya) project is the one of the massive irrigation project in north central province in sri lanka. It was proposed to schedule Horowpothana Electorate 279 kilometers north from main capital from Colombo . (More)

Model farm constructing at Kotmale
Held “Shramadana” campaign by the contribution of Victoria & Kotmale Staff, (More)
Dengi Campaign in Digana Town
Investigation was successfully completed after informed commercial land owners in Digana town area. Advised them to open ground drainages which covered by their illegal construction & clean as never block the drainages again. (More)
 
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Mahaweli Ganga Development Programme

The Mahaweli Ganga Development Programme, the largest integrated rural development multi-purpose programme ever undertaken in Sri lanka was based on water resources of Mahaweli and allied six river basins. Main objectives were to increse agricultural production,Hydro-power generation, employment opportunities, and ,settlement of landless poor and flood control.The programme originally planned for the implementation over a 35-year period was brought to acceleration in 1979,with incorporation of Mahaweli Authority.

New Director General of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka.
2010.08.13

On the recommendation of His Excellency the President Mahinda Rajapakshe, the Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva, Minster of Irrigation and Water Resources Management nominated Mr. D.M.C. Dissanayake, as the new Director General of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka. He is a graduate from the University of Peradeniya and hold Master of Science Degree in Agriculture Economics.

He is a Senior Member of Sri Lanka Administrative Service and held senior positions in the Dept. of Agrarian Services, Local Government Department, Cooperative Service Commission and Municipal Commissioner in Matale and Nuwara Eliya Municipal Councils.

Giving 50,000 numbers of grants
2010.07.28
A special programme for giving 50,000 numbers of grants to provide land owner ship for Mahaweli farmers is conducted.

Programme for issuing grants for farmers in system B, C and Udawalawa and a progress review meeting were also held with the participation of Hon. Minister of Irrigation and Water Resources Management in recently.

An opportunity was received to Hon. Minister of health Maithreepala Sirisena for granting these permits at Prathiba Hall in System B (Welikanda).

On Going - Moragahakanda Project
 
2010.07.01
12 backhoe Loaders for Dam Safety
Minister of Irrigation & Water Resources Management, Hon. Nimal Siripala De Silva and Deputy Minister Hon. S.M.Chandrasena handed over the keys of 12 backhoe loaders to the implementing agencies of the project to be used for improving basic safety facilities and to uplift the operational & maintenance efficiencies of dams identified under the DSWRP project.
2010.04.29
New Ministers assumed duties


Hon. Nimal Siripala de Silva Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Management and Hon. S.M. Chandrasena, Deputy Minister for Irrigation and Water Resources Management assumed duties on 26th April, 2010 .
Hon Maithreepala Sirisena, Minister for Health and Hon. Basil Rajapakshe, Senior Presidential Adviser and Minister for Economic Development were also graced the occasion.


Inspection tour of the Moragahakanda
His Excellency President Mahinda Rajapaksa who was on an inspection tour of the Moragahakanda project observing the work in progress.
Hon.Maithripala Sirisena
Minister of Agriculture Development & Agrarian Services and
Minister S.M. Chandrasena were also present



Saudi gives Rs 5,332M for Kaluganga project

Saudi Arabia will fund Saudi Riyal 172 million (Rs. 5,332 million) for the construction of a dam in Sri Lanka, which will be the highest grant offered to the island since 1981.

A four-member delegation headed by Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Ministry Secretary A. Amarasekera arrived here Sunday to prepare the draft agreement which would include the technical details of the project. The agreement will be signed in Colombo. "This is the seventh financial facility offered by the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for infrastructure development in the country," SFD Project Director Abdullah Al Shedokhi told the Daily News.
(Full Story)

 
Field Vehicles to the Implementing Agencies

Arrangements have been made to provide 21 field vehicles to the implementing agencies of the DSWRP project to improve the operational & maintenance efficiencies of the dams selected for the project intervention. The keys of first set of field vehicles were handed over to the Heads of the implementing agencies at the ceremony held at the Mahaweli Centre on 16th December 2009 at 2.00 p.m. Department of Irrigation, Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka, Water Resources Board and Ceylon Electricity Board received the vehicles at the ceremony.
Here, the Hon. Maithripala Sirisena,Minister of Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services is handing over the keys of vehicles to heads of Implementing Agencies.
 

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