Mahaweli 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 increase 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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2013 Irrigation Budget Speech

"...... The construction of irrigation schemes such as Weheragala, Welioya and Wemedilla have facilitated the cultivation of 20,674 hectares, in addition to improving the availability of water for people living in those areas. The construction work of Moragahakanda, Uma Oya, Deduru Oya, Rambukkan Oya and Yan Oya schemes will provide irrigated water to dry zone areas in the Southern, Northern, Eastern and the North Western Provinces. The total expenditure on account of these investments is around Rs. 102 billion. Our target is to complete all these schemes before 2015.

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Mahaweli Library

We specialized to provide the information about the Mahaweli Development programme

The Planning & Monitoring Unit (PMU) library functions as the Special Government Institute Library at Planning & Monitoring Unit of Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) under the purview of Ministry of Agriculture and Mahaweli. We specialized to provide the information about the Mahaweli Development programme since 1968. For this purpose we acquire and arrange the library, which usually are limited to the various subjects of special interest to our organization.

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Mahaweli Investment Opportunities

 

The MASL welcomes local and foreign investors to take advantage of the vast. Resource base and potential for investment for mutual gain. MASL is endeavoring to  bring together and harness the joint effort of the abundant manpower in the area, the government and most of all, the private sector, both local and foreign. 


Investment Sectors:

  1. Agriculture and Agro- Based Industries / Livestock Development / Inland Fisheries and Ornamental Fish Culture / Mineral Resource Based Industries / Garment and other Manufacturing Industries. / Eco-tourism and Lies sub Industries /   Industrial parks.

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Progress Review of Irrigation and water resource ministry

At mahaweli authority head office building - 2013-04-30



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