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‘Wari Pubuduwa exposes many to vital experiences’



Irrigation and Water Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva and Japanese ambassador to Sri Lanka Nobuhito Hobo opening a water anicut. Agrarian Services and Wildlife Minister S M Chandrasena, Irrigation and Water Management Deputy Minister W B Ekanayake and Chief Representative of JICA–Sri Lanka Office Akira Shimura also participated.

Farmers, officers, engineers and others gain vital experience to develop the irrigation sector under the Wari Pubuduwa Project, Irrigation and Water Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.

He was addressing the Wari Pubuduwa inaugural ceremony at the Nachchaduwa reservoir in Anuradhapura on Tuesday.

The Japanese government provided Rs 3,867 million while the Sri Lankan government provided Rs 1,173 for the project.

The Wari Pubuduwa project will make people aware of the importance of group work to develop their own areas, he said.

The project will develop positive ideas among farmers. Farmers will be made aware of the systematic water management system.

The project will help uplift income status of farmers and improve productivity, he said.

The Wari Pubuduwa project commenced in 2007. It targeted to develop irrigation systems in the North Central Province, the North Western Province and the Central Province.

Under the project, around 18,500 hectares of paddy were cultivated. It also helped grow subsidiary crops.

Eight main irrigation systems, 11 medium scale irrigation systems and 80 rural irrigation systems were developed under the project.

 

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