Wednesday, 29 October 2025

Borrower’s Implementation Completion Report Presented at the World Bank Office

A detailed report on the Preparation of the Borrower’s Project Completion Report of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP) was presented to the  World Bank officials at  the World Bank Office today (29th). The report was prepared by Teams Pvt Ltd, and Prof. Wimal Gunawardena, Chairman of the company, presented the comprehensive findings. 

The World Bank delegation included Ms. Nevena Ilieva (Operations Adviser), Dr. Sheu Salau (Senior Agriculture Economist/Task Team Leader [TTL] for CSIAP), The World Bank delegation included Ms. Nevena Ilieva (Operations Adviser), Dr. Sheu Salau (Senior Agriculture Economist/Task Team Leader [TTL] for CSIAP), Ms. Thiruni Liyanage (Co-TTL / Senior Water Specialist), Mr. Athula Senaratne (Senior Agriculture Specialist), Ms. Anula Harasgama (Senior Financial Management Specialist), Mr. Shanek Fernando (Senior Social Development Specialist), Mr. Seenithamby Manoharan (Senior Consultant – Agriculture and Rural Development), Ms. Sithara Attapattu (Consultant), Mr. Jayantha Ganesh (Consultant), Mr. Sarath Wickramaratne (Institutional Development Consultant), Mr. Jagath Seneviratne (Monitoring and Evaluation Consultant), Mr. Sanjeewa Rodrigo (Value Chain and Agribusiness Consultant), and Ms. Thanuja Androvita Gamage (Team Assistant). Ms. Saumya Srivastava (Agriculture Specialist and CSIAP ICR Author) joined the mission remotely.

On behalf of the Climate Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project (CSIAP), Mr. Saman Bandulasena, Project Director, together with the Deputy Project Directors, Subject Specialists, and other key project officers, participated in the session. Their presence reflected the strong institutional commitment to ensuring the successful completion and evaluation of the project. Senior officials from Teams Pvt Ltd, the consulting firm responsible for preparing the Borrower’s Completion Report, were also in attendance.