LIFT IRRIGATION
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Sri Lanka
Source: World Bank Group
The proposed credit would help finance the development of irrigation through low lift pumps on 6,500 acres of land in the dry zone. 6,100 acres are located on existing colonization schemes at four different locations. At present most farmers on these schemes are able to cultivate only those parts of their holdings which lie below the level of the irrigation canals. These low lying areas are used e
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Raw Materials, Government
- Location
- Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The proposed credit would help finance the development of irrigation through low lift pumps on 6,500 acres of land in the dry zone. 6,100 acres are located on existing colonization schemes at four different locations. At present most farmers on these schemes are able to cultivate only those parts of their holdings which lie below the level of the irrigation canals. These low lying areas are used exclusively for paddy. The installation of the low lift pumps will enable water to be pumped from the canals to irrigate the land around the homestead sites which are between 15 and 50 feet above the canals. With irrigation, this land is very suitable for growing chillies and onions. At present prices the return per acre will be considerably higher than from paddy and will permit a substantial increase in net farm incomes. The project also includes 400 acres of youth settlement schemes under a plan for settling unemployed educated youth in the 17-21 year age group on 2-acre lift irrigated plots. |
Original sector | Agriculture, Fishing and Forestry |
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Country | Sri Lanka |
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Source | World Bank Group |
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Record type | Project |
Sector | Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Raw Materials, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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