The
year-end National Project Steering Committee (NPSC) Meeting of the Climate
Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) was held this morning (24th) at the
Ministry of Agriculture, Lands, Livestock, Irrigation, Fisheries and Aquatic
Resources. The NPSC, which is set up at the ministry to provide governance, and strategic oversight, take the overall responsibility for executing the CSIAP and
support throughout the project's lifecycle, is chaired by the ministry’s
secretary Mr. M. P. N. M. Wickramasinghe.
The committee's existence ensures that the CSIAP aligns with the organization's
goals, delivers value, and adheres to budgetary and timeline constraints. Their
involvement is crucial to the project's success, where alignment with
project goals is essential. The NPSC essentially bridges the gap between senior
management and the project team, providing strategic support and ensuring the
project delivers the intended value. The NPSC will consist of key officials of
the major stakeholder agencies of the central government and provincial
government to provide policy guidance to the project and to ensure CSIAP’s
objectives are achieved.
The CSIAP's Project Director Mr. Sumith Chandana attended this
meeting with Deputy Project Director (PMU) Mr. H.M.P. Bandara and subject specialists. Chief Secretaries of provinces where the CSIAP is being implemented,
Senior Officials of implementing agencies and some Provincial Deputy Project
Directors of the CSIAP joined the meeting remotely along with World Bank
Officials. Ms. Latheesha Liyanage, Additional
Secretary (Development) and Ms. Anuradha Dharmasena, Director (Development) of the ministry were also present at this meeting.
