Irrigation sector in Sri Lanka

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Ancient Irrigation in Sri Lanka: The History. The Aryan Sinhalese civilization that emerged in Sri Lanka with migration from Bengal, East India in BC took root in the Dry zone, the rolling plains of North and North Central (Rajarata) and the South Eastern (Ruhunu) of ancient Sri the land was excellent for agriculture, the difficulty in diverting enough water to their.

-Irrigation Sector- Sri Lanka is endowed with a hydraulic civilization natured by a rich Irrigation Heritage. We are committed to keep these traditions alive by the development and management of the water and land resources for sustainable use.

Irrigation has arguably been the backbone of Sri Lanka’s rural and agricultural development. Much of the country’s success in achieving 90 per cent self-sufficiency in rice production can be attributed to the irrigation sector. This report attempts to assess how the irrigation sector in Sri Lanka is adapting itself to these new challenges.

It analyzes the future direction of irrigation in Sri Lanka in light of recent trends in public and private investment in this sphere, and the revolution in groundwater development brought about by the poor performance and gradual Cited by: "The total investment in the irrigation sector of Sri Lanka, during the period of a decade and a half from the early s to the mids, declined drastically to one seventh of its peak level.

Increasing the area under irrigation and the widespread adoption of seed-fertilizer technology were the major factors that contributed to enhanced rice production in Sri Lanka, enabling the country to achieve self-sufficiency in rice.

In recent. In the book called ‘ Lakdiwa Warithakshanaya’(Irrigation Technology of Sri Lanka) by K. Daminda Namal Karunarathna, he says that during the reign of king Jayapida in ADSri Lankan irrigation engineers were sent to Kashmir which is a neighboring country to Sri Lanka for irrigation work according to the book ‘Raja Tharangani’(The.

Ministry of Mahaweli, Agriculture, Irrigation & Rural Development - Irrigation Sector Contacts: Tel gmail: [email protected] Menu. This video film was produced in year for the centenary celebrations of Irrigation Department of Sri Lanka. It narrates the special milestones of irrigation and water resources development in.

The major factors, which need focus in any reform effort, relevant to the sector are, eradication of poverty, food security and sound ecosystem management. Among reforms that should be given attention are policies regarding, land, irrigation, technology transformation, marketing, and climate change.

Sri Lanka has a liberal economic environment. Irrigation sector in Sri Lanka: recent investment trends and the development path ahead. Colombo, Sri Lanka: International Water Management Institute (IWMI). vi, 48p. This paper documents the recent trends in irrigation investment in both public and private irrigation sectors in Sri Lanka: the public investments by the government in pursuance of the study by Aluwihare and Kikuchi (), and the private investment by farmers, based on data collected from an island-wide field survey.

A conceptual framework is provided for the development phases of irrigated. existing irrigation systems in Sri Lanka are substantially under- performing (Aluwihare & Kikuchi, ). More or less coinciding with the completion of Mahaweli works, Sri Lanka’s irrigation sector appears to have entered a new development phase, distinguished by the heavy emphasis on the rehabilitation and management of the existing.

farming is, in Sri Lanka not merely a livelihood but is considered a way of life. In order to develop this sector it becomes necessary, as there is a seasonal variation in rainfall, to provide irrigation facilities to cultivate land in two seasons at least.

The Gal Oya Scheme was the first large multipurpose project to be undertaken followed since. Piyadasa & Sons located in Colombo, Sri Lanka was established in We are one of the leading suppliers of Micro Irrigation Systems, Green House Equipments and all equipments pertaining to Agriculture Field to Government Institutions and Private Sector in Sri Lanka.

A book on Sri Lanka’s history of irrigation The book “Hela Wari Purawatha” – a research on Sri Lanka’s history of irrigation from the beginning to modern times in Sinhala was launched by the Mahaweli Centre, and presented to President Maithripala.

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It examines the public investment in agriculture, giving particular attention to allocation of public investment within the irrigation sub-sector. An overview of the chapters is as follows: Chapter 1 introduces the topic. Chapter 2 gives a brief historical background on irrigation in Sri Lanka.

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The rehabilitation of Sri Lanka's extensive ancient irrigation network and massive new investment in construction and maintenance of irrigation infrastructure led to a large increase in the area under rice cultivation. Betweenthe area used to grow rice increased 6. The total investment in the irrigation sector of Sri Lanka, during the period of a decade and a half from the early s to the mids, declined drastically to one seventh of its peak level in the early s due a drop in public irrigation investments.

Of the three types of public.The irrigation works in ancient Sri Lanka, the earliest dating from about BCE, in the reign of King Pandukabhaya and under continuous development for the next thousand years, were some of the most complex irrigation systems of the ancient addition to constructing underground canals, the Sinhalese were among the first to build completely artificial reservoirs to store water.Sri Lanka E-agriculture Strategy 1st workshop in Dec.

and final in Dec. Many stakeholder consultations from multiple sectors 97 challenges identified under 8 key areas 9 strategic recommendations made A set of ICT solutions (48) identified Action plan for developed 'Strategy guide' published in June