Annual Report 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning

Ministry of Finance and Planning Sri Lanka > Annual Report 2010Table 1.24 > Some of the Selected Major and Medium Irrigation Schemes Completed during 2006 - 2010 PeriodScheme Districts Cost (Rs.Mn.) Extent (ha.) BeneficiaryFamiliesMenik ganga (Weheragala reservoir Hambantota,2,200 10,000 8000(Completed in 2009)MoneragalaKekiri Obada reservoir (Completed in Hambantota 445 2241 34372010)Wewalanda wewa (Completed in 2010) Ratnapura 55 350 350Weli Oya Diversion Moneragala 852 1500 3000Wemedilla reservoir Matale 250 720 600Gal Oya river division Ampara 275 10,000 8,000Wahalkada tank Anuradhapura 57 190 200Holuwagoda drainage scheme Galle 45 650 500Medagama Gonagama Kurunegala 15 57 200Walawe Left Bank Hambantota 9,425 5,469Restoration of Jana Ranjana Wewa Trincomalee 53 325 300Total 13,672 26,033 30,056Source: Department of IrrigationIn addition to these projects, severalmajor rehabilitation and constructionprojects, which have commencedbefore 2006 such as the System CUpgrading Project, System B Left Bank,Udawalawa Left Bank - ExtensionProject, Hambantota Irrigation Projectand Tsunami Relief and ReconstructionProject and North-East IrrigationRehabilitation Projects were alsocompleted during this period.Selected Projects in Progress• Dam Safety & Water ResourcesPlanning Project which commencedin 2008 is being implemented ata total cost of Rs. 7,739 million.Head works of 32 major damstogether with rehabilitationof water conveying systems,de-silting, modernization andinstallation of modern gaugingand meteorological informationequipment for 80 dams will beundertaken through the DamSafety and Water ResourcePlanning Project (DSWRP).Environmental Assessment hasbeen completed for 32 dams.Detailed designs of 18 dams havebeen completed. Contracts forrehabilitation have been awardedfor eight dams i.e. ParakramaSamudraya, Kanthale, Inginimitiya,Thabbowa, Dambulu Oya,Kandalama, Bowathenna. SocialAssessment of Thabbowa andDambulu Oya was completed.All 80 dams were provided withmaintenance equipment. 26inspection boats were provided for26 dams for perimeter inspection.Cumulative expenditure up to theend of 2010 was Rs. 1893 million.• Phase II of the Sustainable WaterAssistance Management Project thatcommenced in 2008 has imported5000 Solar power drip irrigationsystems and distributed themamong dry zone farmers. Cumulativecost at the end of 2010 was Rs. 845million.• Out of 10,000 minor tanks targetedunder rehabilitation programmecommenced in 2004, about 3,441tanks /anicuts have been completedat a cost of Rs. 2830 million.Government / NGOs/private sectorwill finance the rehabilitation of10,000 tanks through participatoryapproaches. This will enable to irrigateof more than 200,000 ha. by 2020,contributing to poverty reduction aswell as fulfilling the socio economicneeds of the poorer farmers.71