Ceremonial
launching of official web site of DSWRPP
by Hon. Maithripala Sirisena, Minister of Agriculture
Development and Agrarian Services
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.
Inspection
tour of the Moragahakanda
(2010-02-24)
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.
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Field
Vehicles to the Implementing Agencies
(2009-12-16)
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.