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110 U.S. Amarasinghe and T.T.T. NguyenTable 6.2 Total pond area in ADCs ofNAQDALocationMud(m 2 )Cement(m 2 )Udawalawe 82,795 1,998Dambulla 30,000 3,352Inginiyagala 35,540 552Nuwara Eliya 4,570 240Rambodagalle 7,413 700Total 160,018 6,842Source: http://www.naqda. gov.lkAfter a revival of state patronage for inland fisheries and aquaculture developmentin 1994, rearing of fry to fingerling stage for stocking inland water bodies throughcommunity participation was also recognized as a feasible strategy, instead of theusual practice of fingerling production in government hatcheries. Induced breedingand rearing of post-larvae upto fry stage (2–3 cm in size) were recognized as thepurview of government hatcheries.To fully revive the state patronage for inland fisheries and aquaculture development,the National Aquaculture Development Authority of Sri Lanka (NAQDA)was established under the Parliamentary Act No. 53 of 1998 and amendment actNo. 145 of 2006. Presently, NAQDA is responsible for the development of inlandfisheries and aquaculture in the country. Establishment of a strong extensionmechanism in NAQDA is one of the major milestones in the process of revival ofstate patronage for inland fisheries and aquaculture development in the country.As mentioned earlier, the success of CBF in the seasonal reservoirs depends onthe timely availability of quality fingerlings. Induced spawning of major carps isdone at the ADCs of NAQDA. Although cement ponds are sufficient to rear postlarvaeof major carps up to the fry stage, the mud-pond space available in ADCs(160,018 m 2 , Table 6.2 ) is insufficient to produce adequate quantities of suitablysized fingerlings to stock inland reservoirs. At the full-scale operation of theseADCs, a maximum of about 10 million fingerlings can be produced.However, active involvement of district and regional aquaculture extensionofficers (AEOs) of NAQDA, training rural community groups on fingerling rearingin net cages and earthen ponds, considerably facilitated fulfilling fingerling requirementsfor stocking inland reservoirs. As a result, involvement of the farmers andfishers in rearing of post-larvae of major carps to fingerling size to meet the demandfor fingerlings as stocking materials in inland reservoirs has now become a popularincome-earning activity among the rural communities.6.4.3 Legal Framework for Reservoir ManagementIn Sri Lanka, village reservoirs come under the jurisdiction of the AgrarianDevelopment Act of 2000. A village reservoir is defined as a reservoir whose commandarea (i.e., irrigable area) is less than 80 ha. These reservoirs are managed bythe rural institutions called farmer organization (FO), established under the