LB Main Canal
Augment irrigation water supplies through a network of canal system to 2400 ha. of paddy lands under minor irrigation systems and to develop 600 ha. of new lands in initials reaches of the proposed LB main canal for OFC cultivation under lift irrigation in Deduru Oya left bank. Cope with water scarcity under small tanks. Improve crop intensity up to 2.0
Ridi Bendi Ela/ Magalla wewa
Augment irrigation water supplies to existing agriculture lands under Ridi Bendi Ella / Magalla Reservoir System and provision of irrigation water to 600 ha. of stage 2 area of the Magalla Reservoir scheme by extending the existing right bank canal system.
RB Trans basin Canal
Augment irrigation water supplies to 3715 ha. of existing agriculture lands under major/medium irrigation scheme in lower Mi Oya basin by diverting water from proposed Deduru Oya Reservoir via a trans-basin diversion canal to Inginimitiya Reservoir.
RB Trans basin Canal/Me Oya basin
Augment irrigation water supplies to 1000 ha. of existing agricultural lands under minor irrigation systems along the trans-basin diversion canal of the Deduru Oya reservoir.
Providing irrigation water to 3400 ha. of new and exsisting lands agriculture lands under major/medium irrigation scheme in the Mi Oya basin. via a trans-basin diversion to Inginimitiya Reservoir.
Power Generation, Drinking Water & Flood Control
Hydropower station of 1.5 MW (3 units of 0.5 MW capacity) will be located just downstream of the reservoir using irrigation and environmental release from the proposed reservoir.
Supply drinking water to 50,000 families in Kurunegala and Puttalama Districts. Improve drinking water quality. Recharge Ground Water Aquifers - Improve water table.Enhance Micro Climate conditions
Regulate river flow in rainy seasons and minimize flood risk and river bank erosion at the lower reaches of the river.
Economic, Social & Infrastructure
- Increases Gross Domestic Production.
- Improve livelihood practices/ living standards/ prevent youth unrest.
- Rural development towards reduction of demographic transition.
- New / additional rural road network will be provided for linking villages.
- 15,000 farmer families will directly be benefited by the project while over 50,000 families will indirectly be benefited by getting drinking water and gaining new employment opportunities etc.
GENERAL
- At the Spillway and the Bund construction sites, there are more than 200 skilled and unskilled labourers are engaged in different activities. These labourers are from nearby villages and earn 12,000 to 15,000 rupees per month. The project is spending nearly 2.5 Mn rupees per month to pay their wages and thus enhances the personal income level .
- Vehicle owners living in the area got opportunity to deploy their small dump trucks and tractors at the work site and thus enhances the personal income level.
- More than 15,000 of students from Schools, Technical Colleges and Universities visited to the Project site and gained knowledge about the Irrigation Development Project activities.
- Large number of trainees, from Universities and Technical colleges, in various disciplines gained opportunity to develop their skills by contributing to the project activities.
- A few employment opportunities have been provided to qualified personnel for performing task base duties in the work categories of Engineer, Engineering Assistant, Draughtsman, Management Assistant and Supervisor.