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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.
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