Rotary completes third tank rehabilitation
Forty farming families of a remote, inaccessible hamlet called
Pattiyawela near Horowpathana in the Anuradhapura district were the
beneficiaries of a Rotary funded project to rehabilitate the irrigation
tank providing essential water for farming.
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Irrigation tank rehabilitate by Rotarians |
Farmers in this area are deprived of rain water for most of the year
and they are dependent on the reservoirs during drought season. Rotary
Club of Colombo Fort implemented the project under the stewardship of
Past President, Abhaya Panditharatne, with funds obtained from Rotary of
Michigan USA, Rotary of Colombo Fort which was matched by Rotary
Foundation, USA.
Abhaya added that Manel Kulatunga of Sarvodaya had identified the
need of Pattiyawela villagers and introduced to Rotary for
rehabilitation of the irrigation tank, at a cost of Rs. 1.65 million.
The tank capacity has now increased by 40 per cent to 50 per cent and
permits farmers to cultivate their fields two seasons an year,
significantly enhancing income of all families.
This project was successfully concluded with an opening ceremony on
December 15, under the direction of the President Rotarian Kapila
Dayaratne and Past District Governor Rotarian Mangala Gunawardena.
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