The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam
Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam asked whether funding could be allocated from the following year to rehabilitate cascade irrigation systems in the Vanni. He said many small and medium tanks, including 222 abandoned tanks in Vavuniya, could support village water needs, livestock, inland fisheries, groundwater recharge, and environmental protection while reducing the need for large irrigation schemes involving deforestation.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My second supplementary:
¶ 02 Sri Lanka’s cascade irrigation systems—unique and exemplary—comprise small and medium tanks. In Vavuniya alone, 222 are abandoned. Reviving cascades can avoid deforestation for large schemes, resolve environmental issues, provide village-level water for people, livestock, and inland fisheries, and raise groundwater. Considering these benefits, can adequate funds be allocated, at least from next year, to develop cascade systems in the Vanni?
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Pathmanathan Sathiyalingam. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13378