The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena
Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena urged the Deputy Minister to expedite a major Monaragala District irrigation and water supply project involving left and right bank canals to serve Athimale, Kotiyagala and Wilaoya. He noted that the project is expected to enable 4,180 hectares of new cultivation, improve 1,250 hectares of existing land, generate up to 16 GWh of power annually, and provide full drinking water coverage to five Pradeshiya Sabha areas, with Rs. 521 million already spent.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Deputy Minister, this is a vital project for Monaragala District. The project envisages developing a 36 km left bank canal and a 9 km right bank canal to deliver water to Athimale, Kotiyagala and Wilaoya, enabling 4,180 ha of new cultivation and improving 1,250 ha of existing lands. Power generation up to 16 GWh annually from both banks is also envisaged. Five Pradeshiya Sabha areas could have 100% drinking water supply. Rs. 521 million has been spent so far. Will you expedite and complete this project?
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Cite as: The Hon. W.H.M. Dharmasena. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 24 July 2025. No. 1754026625097211. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/18496