NCP to upgrade irrigation, livestock

Amila Prabath Wanasinghe

The North Central Provincial Council (NCP) has planned several new projects to develop the irrigation and livestock sectors in the province this year.

Under this, the 2500 small and medium scale tanks will be rehabilitated and brought under proper management to ensure irrigation facilities to the agricultural lands in the province. Arrangements will be made to strengthen dairy farmers by introducing measures to conserve the cattle herd amounting to nearly 22,000 and promote nutrition of the people in the province.

Last year the North Central Provincial Council rehabilitated nearly 484 irrigation works to ensure irrigation facilities to nearly 15,550 acres of paddy land.