A
progress review meeting of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project
(CSIAP) in Eastern Province was held at the Agrarian Service Center in
Uppuveli, Trincomalee today (30th) to assess the status of the CSIAP’s
activities in the province. The World Bank Team led by Dr. Sheu Salau,
Task Team Leader (TTL) of the CSIAP & Mission Leader with Consultant Mr. S.
Manoharan, Consultant Mr. Sarath Wickramaratne, Senior Agriculture Specialist
Dr. Athula Senarathne and Voice Secondee Ms. Sima Ramrattan from the Republic
of Suriname attended this meeting to monitor the project's progress, identify
any issues or challenges, and make necessary adjustments to ensure successful
completion of the CSIAP. The frequency of this progress review meeting
typically occurs regularly twice a year throughout the project lifecycle.
Dr.
R.M. Ariyadasa, Provincial Deputy Project Director (Eastern Province) welcomed
the World Bank Officials and Ms. K.Karthiga, Monitoring and Evaluation Officer,
presented the progress achieved so far by the Management Information System
(MIS). Subject Specialists and Officers of the CSIAP were present in this
meeting.
After
the review meeting, the World Bank officials visited Thimbiriwewa in
Mahadiulwewa to observe farmers using drum seeder which is a mechanized method
of direct seeding, inspected Chili Cultivation and Solar powered Pump,
Chili Cultivation at Atha Bandiwewa in Morawewa and observed the
rehabilitation process of Bellankadawala wewa inder Rambawa Cascade in
Gomarankadawala.
Photographs by Nikeshala Kodithuwakku, PMU, CSIAP
