MAHAWELI GANGA III
Sector: Water Supply and Storage • Location: Sri Lanka
Source: World Bank Group
The Third Mahaweli Ganga Development PRroject will encompass development for irrigation and settlement of the downstream area to be served by the Victoria Dam Project, currently under implementation. The project will include: (i) completion of the Minipe Right Bank Transbasin Canal; (ii) provision of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, land clearing and on-farm development, social and manageri
- Status
- Closed
- Sector
- Water Supply and Storage, Waste Processing and Treatment, Hydro, Raw Materials, Government
- Location
- Sri Lanka
- Updated
- 22 Jul 2026
- Source
- World Bank Group
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Description | The Third Mahaweli Ganga Development PRroject will encompass development for irrigation and settlement of the downstream area to be served by the Victoria Dam Project, currently under implementation. The project will include: (i) completion of the Minipe Right Bank Transbasin Canal; (ii) provision of irrigation and drainage infrastructure, land clearing and on-farm development, social and managerial infrastructure, fuelwood and cashew plantations, and settlement services in the northern part of System C, including about 18,500 ha of newly irrigated area; and (iii) technical assistance, monitoring, equipment, and maintenance services benefitting the whole of System C involving 24,100 ha of newly irrigated land and 3,600 ha of currently irrigated area. Of the 27,700 directly benefitting families, about 87 percent will be new farmer settlers most of whom are currently landless or operating sub-economic holdings. |
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, Hydro, Raw Materials, Government |
Article published date | 2025-12-17 |
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