The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
The Deputy Minister stated that no investigation has yet been initiated into the canal constructed under the “Lower Uva Medium and Minor Scale Development Project,” which began in 2008 and concluded in 2023. He noted that the 6.5 km canal had been stopped and restarted intermittently, and that the Department of Irrigation acknowledges siltation is obstructing water conveyance. He said the Ministry will discuss the matter with the Department to determine whether the canal has failed or whether defects in construction caused the problem.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, no investigation has been initiated yet. However, the question itself highlights the issue. The canal commenced under the “Lower Uva Medium and Minor Scale Development Project” in 2008, and the work concluded in 2023. The canal length is 6.5 km. Work had been intermittently stopped and resumed, which is problematic. The Department of Irrigation also accepts that siltation now impedes conveyance. We will discuss with the Department and examine whether the canal is a failure or whether improper construction caused these issues. There is no investigation underway at present.
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