The Project comprises of two Phases. Phase I covers the rehabilitation and upgrading of 2,900 ha. of existing irrigated lands and the development of 1,040 ha. of new lands in Walawe Left Bank. In Phase II, 5,152 ha. of new lands will be opened up for agriculture and settling of 5,800 farmer families and 3,150 non-farmer families adjacent to the Phase 1 area. Total beneficiaries of the project are about 12,000 families.

Phase I, commenced in late 1997 and fully completed in 2003. Expenditure of the project was Rs. 3,092 m.

Phase II, commenced in 1999 and is scheduled to be completed in 2005. Work includes establishment of 12 settlements units with irrigation and other social infrastructure facilities, construction of 19.5 km of Left Bank Main Canal 65 village tank and over 500 km of distribution and field canal network. At the end of December 2003, 1,072 families were settled in two units completing 6.5 km of Main Canal, 9 village tanks, and irrigation infrastructure for 911 ha. 53 ha of land along the road were planted with trees as an environmental measure.

Overall progress up to the end of December 2003 was 20%. 2004 budget allocation for the project is Rs. 897.9 million and targeted to complete 70% of the work and settling the balance number of families.