The Hon. Susil Ranasinghe - Deputy Minister of Land and Irrigation
Deputy Minister Susil Ranasinghe outlined a ten-week Mahaweli-related regional programme implemented across ten regions, aimed at improving links between officials, institutions, farmer organizations and communities while reviving Mahaweli operations at low cost. He stated that 1,689 activities were conducted at a cost of Rs. 52.75 million, and that progress is being reviewed through regional reports.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 The programme ran one week per region over ten regions, for ten weeks. Our aim was to carry out a large number of activities without much expenditure—building relationships between officials and communities, reviving Mahaweli operations, revitalizing farmer organizations, and strengthening ties between Mahaweli institutions and the people. Under this, 1,689 programmes were carried out over the ten weeks at a cost of Rs. 52.75 million. As stated in the reply, we have identified the activities and are reviewing progress with regional reports.
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- Hansard, Friday, 6 June 2025 ·No. 1750753418078417 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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