The World Bank Team led by Dr. Sheu Salau (Senior
Agriculture Economist/Task Team Leader (TTL) for the CSIAP) of the 14th
Implementation Support and Review Mission of the Climate Smart Irrigated
Agriculture Project (CSIAP) arrived in Northern Province today (06th) to assess
the current implementation status and evaluate the achievements against the
project development objectives of the CSIAP’s progress in Northern Province. The
progress review meeting commenced at the CSIAP's Provincial Deputy Director's Office in Kilinochchi, this
afternoon.
Representing the World Bank, Ms. Thiruni Liyanage
(Co-TTL /Water Resources Management Specialist), Dr. Athula Senaratne (Senior
Agriculture Specialist), Mr. Seenithamby Manoharan (Senior Consultant,
Agriculture and Rural Development) and Jagath Seneviratne
(Monitoring & Evaluation Consultant) joined the mission. The overall
progress of the CSIAP’s
activities achieved in Northern
Province was presented through Management Information Systems (MIS) by
Monitoring & Evaluation Officer Mr. M.M.A. Abrar while
Subject Officers presented subjective presentations in front of the World Bank
team. Mr. Saman Bandulasena, Project Director and Subject Specialists and
Officers of the Project Management Unit were also present at this meeting. Mr. George Babu,
Deputy Project Director of the CSIAP in Northern Province guided and
facilitated this World Bank Mission in Northern Province with
his staff.
