Mahaweli Authority does great service to country

Ishara Mudugamuwa

After 2004 the Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka was reborn with the arrival of the UPFA. Earlier some people planned to close the Mahaweli Authority. The Authority does a great service for the development of the country. Hence we should protect it. This is the largest development program of Sri Lanka.

It is very helpful to uplift the agriculture of the country as well assist other development programs, said Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Minister Maitripala Sirisena at the 30th annual meeting of the Mahaweli Technical Officers’ Association which was held yesterday at the Agriculture Development and Agrarian Services Ministry.

He also said “ We have resettled more than 12,000 farmers in the Mahaweli systems and we have started Moragahakanda – Kaluganga which is the largest irrigation project of the country. As Agriculture Minister I have a very big responsibility to develop the agriculture of the country. To do this we should first pay our attention to the development of the irrigation system.

All the workers of the Mahaweli Authority help me to do this task. They have some problems over their salaries, promotions and some other basic needs. I am always with them and I’ll solve their problems.”

Agriculture development and Agrarian Services Ministry Additional Secretary Kamala Uyanwatta, Mahaweli Technical Officers Association Secretary B.M. Nissanka, President Gamini S. Jayasiriwardane also addressed the meeting.