Wednesday 24 November 2021

The CSIAP rehabilitates 34 Agro Wells in Southern Province to boost the agriculture

 Farmer Mr. Sugathadasa used his Agro Well to cultivate paddy and chillies
The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) begins to rehabilitate 34 Agro Wells in the Weerawila Agrarian Services Division of the Lunugamvehera Divisional Secretariat Division with the financial assistance of the World Bank. the Deputy Project Director’s Office of the CSIAP in Southern Province has already commenced rehabilitation works and the Estimated cost for this programme is Rs. 10.2 million. Farmer Mr. Sugathadasa who is in the picture used his Agro Well, which was rehabilitated by the CSIAP, to cultivate paddy and chilies in  01 acre land and the CSIAP provided  Rs. 300,000 for this.

The CSIAP schedules to rehabilitate 84 tanks in Hambantota estimated at Rs.156M

The rehabilitation works on the Ranawaranawa tank and canal system in the Weerawila Agrarian Service Division are now underway
The Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) schedules to rehabilitate 84 tanks in 22 selected Grama Niladhari Divisions of Lunugamvehera and Tissamaharama Divisional Secretariats in the Hambantota District at the cost of Rs 158 million.  Under this, rehabilitation work on 22 tanks began this year by the Deputy Project Director’s Office of the CSIAP in Southern Province. The World Bank provides financial assistance for this programme.

The rehabilitation works on the Ranawaranawa tank and canal system in the Weerawila Agrarian Service Division, which belongs to the Lunugamvehera Divisional Secretariat area, are now underway. The estimated value of this is Rs 15.6 million and it is expected to provide water to 40 farmers for cultivation in both Yala and Maha seasons.