Live Breaking News & Updates on North central province maha ela project

Stay updated with breaking news from North central province maha ela project. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.

LankaWeb – Construction of South Asia's longest irrigation tunnel begins

Posted on February 5th, 2021
Courtesy Adaderana
President Gotabaya Rajapaksa today (February 05) inaugurated the construction work of the 28km-long ‘Irrigation Tunnel’ which will be the longest irrigation tunnel in South Asia upon completion.
The event took place at Palugaswewa in Anuradhapura, the President’s Media Division (PMD) said.
The tunnel will be built under the first phase of the North Central Province Maha Ela Project, in parallel to the ‘Waari Saubhagya’ (Irrigation Prosperity) programme to rehabilitate 5,000 tanks.
The North Central Province Maha Ela Project is being implemented as the 6th and final phase of the Mahaweli Development Scheme.
The objective of the project is to divert water from Moragahakanda and Kalu Ganga reservoirs to Rajarata. ....

Yakalla , Sabaragamuwa , Sri-lanka , North-central-province , North-central , Anuradhapura , Kalu-ganga , Central , Moragahakanda , Siripala-gamalath , Seth-pirith , Gotabaya-rajapaksa

Sri Lankan president inaugurates construction of irrigation tunnel by Chinese company - World News

2021-02-06 15:05:56 GMT2021-02-06 23:05:56(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
Video Player
Close
COLOMBO, Feb. 6 (Xinhua) Sri Lankan President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has inaugurated the construction of an irrigation tunnel to be undertaken by the China State Construction Engineering Corporation Ltd (CSCEC), local media reported here Saturday.
President Rajapaksa on Friday laid the foundation stone at the groundbreaking ceremony for the 28 km-long irrigation tunnel which stretches from Elahera Konduruwewa to Palugaswewa Mahamigaswewa and passes through three wildlife sanctuaries.
The tunnel is part of the North Central Province Maha Ela Project to divert excess water from the Moragahakanda and Kalu Ganga reservoir. Construction is estimated to cost 244 million U.S. dollars and is financed by the Sri Lankan government and the Asian Development Bank (ADB). ....

Kalu-ganga , Central , Sri-lanka , Colombo , Western , Moragahakanda , Sabaragamuwa , Sri-lankan , Palugaswewa-mahamigaswewa , Gotabaya-rajapaksa , Wang-zhouya , China-state-construction-engineering-corporation-ltd

National irrigation uplift begins tomorrow

National irrigation uplift begins tomorrow
dailynews.lk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from dailynews.lk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.

Palugaswewa , North-central , Sri-lanka , Siripala-gamalath , Gotabaya-rajapaksa , Anuradha-jayaratne , Chamal-rajapaksa , Irrigation-prosperity-national-rehabilitation-programme , Irrigation-development , Irrigation-ministry , Sri-lankan-mahaweli-authority , Wari-saubhagya-irrigation-prosperity-tank-development