The Hon. Aravinda Senarath
Aravinda Senarath said the Government recognizes the importance of village-level minor irrigation and ellangawa cascade systems in districts such as Mullaitivu and Vavuniya, alongside major, medium and Mahaweli schemes. He noted that while all tanks in the district may not be completed within the next year, the “Wari Mahima – Ape Urumaya” programme is prioritizing the Vanni districts following requests from the coordinating committee, with special attention to rehabilitation of these systems.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Member, we recognize the critical role of village-level minor irrigation systems—historically integral to livelihoods and ecology—across Mullaitivu, Vavuniya and other districts. The Government is focusing not only on major and medium schemes and Mahaweli systems, but also on ellangawa (cascade) systems. While we may not complete all tanks in your district within the next year, the “Wari Mahima – Ape Urumaya” special programme is prioritizing Vanni districts. The coordinating committee has also requested this. We will accord special attention to rehabilitating these systems.
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Cite as: The Hon. Aravinda Senarath. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 4 March 2026. No. 23360. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/13381