The
Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) conducts a two-day residential training programme on the GIS-based Management Information System (MIS) for its staff in Southern and Uva
Provinces today (21st) at Jade Green Hotel, Hambantota. The MIS is a computerized database that helps the CSIAP to make decisions, coordinate, visualize and analyze
information through its activities. Eng. R.M.B. Rajakaruna, Project Director, CSIAP welcomed all participants and explained the importance of using MIS for the project. Celata
Tech (Pvt) Ltd invented the GI-based MIS for the CSIAP. Mr. Dinesh Denipitiya, Senior
Business Manager (Operations), Chamath Ekanayake, Tech Lead and Mr. Pavithra
Prabodya, Senior Software Engineer of Celata Tech (Pvt) Ltd explained the new
system and provided the CSIAP staff with hands-on experience. The same programme will be continued for the CSIAP staff in North Western, North Central, Northern and Eastern Provinces, and Subject Specialists of the Project Management Unit of the CSIAP also participated. Mr. Nalaka Attanayake, Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist of the CSIAP coordinated this programme.
