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Rs. 80 lakhs to repair 21 tanks

by Kandy South Group Correspondent

Twenty-one tanks have been repaired at a cost of Rs. 80 lakhs. This will help feed 1,300 acres of land for cultivation of both Maha and Yala seasons of farmer communities in Dambulla, said the Minister of Central Region Development, Tissa Attanayake.

Speaking at a ceremony at Dambulla after inspecting the rehabilitation work by Matale Region Economic Development Project to 21 tanks in the region, the Minister said Rajarata in the past was famous for its water tanks which were built by Sinhala kings to irrigate paddy fields.

"Later these tanks became ruins. We can now repair these tanks with foreign assistance and donor agencies. Farmers in the area are facing a lot of problems without water to irrigate the fields. It is our duty to repair these tanks to enable them to make use of them", Attanayake said.

The Minister said these tanks will not only have to be repaired but also dredged to remove the silt which had washed into it over the years.

Attanayake said the repaired tanks are Kibissa Pahala Wewa, Welikada Wewa, Gedigaswalana Wewa, Ethabendi Wewa, Indigas Wewa, Digampahatha Maha Wewa, Neethiya Kola Wewa, Ehatulla Wewa, Siyalbala Wewa, Lenadora Ambagaha Dalupotha Wewa, Illukwela Wewa, Rathmalkatuwa Wewa, Mahakibissa Wewa, Pathnamipitiya Wewa, Hipitiya Wewa, Kiriambagahamula Wewa, Wewelathota Wewa, Pihillayaya Wewa and Udakotuwa Wewa.

Matale District MP Ranjith Aluvihare, Dambulla Pradeshiya Sabha Chairman A. G. Sirisena, Matale Economic Development Project Director Abeyratne Banda and officials from the Agriculture and Irrigation Department participated.

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