Annual Report 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka > Annual Report 2010Morawewa Irrigation SchemeParachute Method of Paddy Cultivation Rehabilitation Works in Progress -Kandalama Tankstatus of the farming community,enable stable irrigation water supply,and provide assistance for the agriculturaldevelopment and other incomegenerating activities.The areas covered by the project areAnuradhapura, Kurunegala, Killinochchi,Mullaitivu, Vavuniya, Mannar,Ampara, Batticaloa and Trincomaleedistricts. There are eight major irrigationschemes, 12 medium irrigationschemes and 80 minor irrigationschemes which cover 18,186ha and25,300 beneficiary farmer familiesare being rehabilitated in Kurunegalaand Anuradhapura districts. Of theseirrigation schemes, 60 percent of themajor irrigation schemes, 70 percentof the medium irrigation schemesand 96 percent of the minor irrigationschemes have been completed.Further, 10 major and medium irrigationschemes covering an irrigablearea of 8,726ha and 7,322 beneficiaryfarmer families in the Northern andEastern Provinces are being rehabilitatedunder this project. Thenniyankulam,Nampankulam, Mamaduwa,Thadchamaruthamadhu Kulam, Akkarayankulam,Borapola, Pulugunavi, Morawewa,Akathimurippu and KurangupanchanKulam are the 10 irrigationschemes. Under the improvement ofthese irrigation schemes, 65 percentof activities have been completed. Theproject is expected to be completedin 2013.Dam Safety and Water ResourcesPlanning ProjectGovernment of Sri Lanka (GOSL) andInternational Development Association(IDA) of the World Bank signed theFinancing Agreement for the DamSafety and Water Resources PlanningProject in May 2008. The loan amountprovided for the project is USD 65.33million. The components of the projectare Improvement of Dam safety andoperational efficiency (USD 53.14million), improvement of Hydrometeorologicalinformation system(USD 14.04 million), Multi – sectoralWater Resources Planning (USD 6.49million), Project management, andmonitoring and evaluation component(USD 3.05 million). The project waseffective from 26th June 2008 and isscheduled to be completed by 30thJune 2012.Under this project, selected 32 highrisk large dams are rehabilitated andbasic safety and operational facilitiesare provided for 80 large dams. In addition,Water Resources DevelopmentPlans are formulated at national leveland selected two river basins and it isexpected to develop a national hydrometeorological information system.Rehabilitation works of Dambuluoya,Kandalama tank, Parakramasamuddrayaand Kantale tank, Nachchaduwa,Kawdulla, Minneriya, Nalanda,Ridiyagama, Nuwarawewa, Giritale,Vendrasan, Tissawewa, Huruluwewa,Rajangane, Kalawewa, and Maduruoyaare in progress. Provision for basic facilitiesfor 48 large dams will be rehabilitatedunder the Dam Safety and WaterResources Project. Generators, boats,safety jackets, back-hole loaders, grasscutters, digital cameras and vehicleshave been distributed for the selectedlarge dams, and 50 hydro-metrologicalstations have been upgraded.Uma Oya Hydro Electric andIrrigation ProjectThe mega hydro electric and irrigationscheme is estimated at USD 529million, and the government of Iranhas extended USD 450 million throughthe Export Development Bankof Iran (EDBI) as a loan while thebalance USD 79 million is providedby the Sri Lankan Government. Theproject will involve the constructionof two reservoirs on the tributariesof the Uma Oya River and a 23kmtunnel to divert water to an undergroundpowerhouse of 120MW furtherdownstream. The water accumulatedin these reservoirs will be diverted into the Southern Province. The projectimplementation has already beencommenced and it is scheduled to becomplete by 2014.Uma Oya is the biggest multipurposeproject in the Uva Province. People inBadulla, Moneragala and Hambantotadistricts will be benefited by thisproject. A large dam stretching to390m with a height of 92m will beconstructed at Puhulpola. It will271