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| Friday, 9 April 2004 |
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Trincomalee correspondent The Pro-Poor Economic Advancement and Community Empowerment (PEACE) Project funded by the Japan Bank for International Co-operation has undertaken to rehabilitate ten major and medium tanks in the North East Province, covering the districts of Kilinochchi, Mullaithivu, Vavuniya, Mannar, Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomalee at a cost of Rs. 500m. This project is executed by the Ministry of Irrigation and Water Management and implemented by the North East Provincial Council. The tanks identified for rehabilitation are at present breached and no cultivation could be done under these tanks. Akkarayankulam in the Kilinochchi district has a command area of 1358 hectares of land. The number of families to benefit totals 1319 and the rehabilitation of this tank is estimated to cost Rs 103m. Tenniyankulam tank in Mullaithivu has an irrigable area of 344 ha of land and once rehabilitated 340 families will be benefitted. Rehabilitation of this tank is estimated to cost Rs. 26m. Three tanks in the Vavuniya district have been identified for rehabilitation. Chemamadukulam tank could provide water for the cultivation of 243 ha of land. This tank will benefit 200 families and the cost of rehabilitation has been estimated at Rs. 18m. Malikaikulam tank has command area of 121 ha of land which will benefit 120 families. Estimated cost of the project is Rs. 10m. The other tank in the Vavuniya district is Mamaduwakulam with a command area of 267 ha of land. It is to cost Rs. 20m. 360 families are to benefit under this tank. Thatchanmaruthamadukulam tank in the Mannar district once restored can cultivate 215 ha of land and the number of families to benefit will be 215. Rehabilitation of this is estimated to cost Rs. 16m. Borapola tank in the Ampara district has a command area of over 200 ha of land. It is to benefit 537 families and the cost is estimated at Rs. 15m. Puluganawa tank in the Batticaloa district is a major tank with a command area of 1755 ha of land. This tank once rehabilitated will benefit 1100 families. Cost of the project is Rs. 133m. Two tanks have been identified in the Trincomalee district. Neelapanikkankulam tank could irrigate an extent of 456 ha of land and 900 families are to benefit once completed. The cost is estimated at Rs. 35m. Morawewa tank is to be rehabilitated at a cost of Rs. 124m. It could cultivate 1636 ha of land and the cost will be Rs. 124m. The number of families to benefit will be 6400. The objectives of this project are to achieve sustainable regional agriculture development to raise the farm and family income of the rural community, to improve the socio-economic status and raise the standard of living of the rural community and to empower the rural community with the necessary authority to operate and manage the irrigation schemes by forming and establishing sustainable farm companies in their respective irrigation schemes in order to handle the farm agricultural and other enterprises activities. |
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