The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
In response to Question 513/2025, the Deputy Minister stated that 4,826 tanks have been identified as needing renovation: 101 under the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority, 174 under the Department of Irrigation, and 4,551 under the Department of Agrarian Development. He said renovation plans cover 42 Mahaweli tanks, 23 Irrigation Department reservoirs, and 209 Agrarian Development projects involving tanks, anicuts and canals, with work already commenced. Detailed annexes and district-wise plans have been placed in the Library.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Mr. Speaker, answering Question 513/2025 on tanks in need of renovation:
¶ 02 (a) (i) Under the Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority: 101 tanks in need of renovation. Under the Department of Irrigation: 174 tanks. Under the Department of Agrarian Development: 4,551 tanks. Total: 4,826.
¶ 03 Detailed answers appear in Annexes 01–06; Annexes 07 and 08 summarize department-wise lists and district plans. All annexes have been placed in the Library.
¶ 04 (ii) Plans: - Mahaweli Authority: 42 tanks planned for renovation. - Department of Irrigation: 23 reservoirs; Department of Agrarian Development: 209 projects (tanks, anicuts, canals) planned. (iii) Renovation activities have already commenced. (b) Not applicable.
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