Rehab of seven major irrigation schemes in NE

Projects at cost of Rs. 1,800 million:

Anura MAITIPE

Rehabilitation of seven major Irrigation projects at a cost of Rs. 1,800 million launched by re-awakening project under the Nation Building and Estate Infrastructure Development Ministry with World Bank assistance is in progress, Project Director P.H. Sugathadasa said.

He said the project has underken rehabilitation of seven major irrigation projects in Northern and Eastern Provinces.

They are Allai in the Trincomalee district, Rugam in the Batticaloa district, Karavahu in the Ampara district, Giants Tank in the Mannar district, Pavatkulam in the Vavuniya district, Valukkaiaru in the Jaffna district, and Iranamadu in the Kilinochchi district.

Rehabilitation works at Allai, Karavahu and Valukkaiaru are nearing completion and other projects excluding Iranamadu are also in progress.

These are the main irrigation schemes situated in Northern and Eastern provinces and these schemes provide irrigation facilities for thousands of hectares of paddy land in these two provinces. With the completion of these projects, farmers living in the North and East will be benefited, he added.