MAHAWELI IV

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The Fourth Mahaweli Ganga Development Project will be the fourth irrigated agricultural development project assisted by the Bank Group under the Mahaweli Ganga Development Program. The project will provide facilities for new irrigation in about 14,000 ha and settlement of 18,200 families on the Right Bank of the Maduru Oya River, enhance irrigation to about 1,800 ha of existing cultivated area and establish fuelwood and cashew plantations in non-irrigated project areas. It will also provide artisanal fisheries development, settlement assistance, social infrastructure, management facilities and vehicle, monitoring and training. Furthermore, it will suppport Sri Lanka's ongoing environmental protection program. Project implementation is time sensitive and to minimize risk, the project includes a significant technical assistance component to ensure completion of all work as scheduled.