Priyanka KURUGALA
The construction of the Yan Oya Irrigation Project will ensure a huge area which had so far not been cultivated in the Eastern and North Central Province to be brought under the plough. Apart from that, this irrigation project will help foster amity between Sinhala, Tamil and Muslims in the area, Irrigation and Water Resources Management Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva said.
He was addressing the agreement signing ceremony of the Yan Oya construction project between the Sri Lankan government and the construction company of the Yan Oya Irrigation Project, the China CAMA Engineering Co LTD, at the Mahaweli Center, yesterday. The foundation stone for this project will be laid by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at the Deyata Kirula National Development Programme next February, he said.
The total project cost is Rs 19,360 million and it is planned to be completed in four years.
"The proposal for the Yan Oya Irrigation Project was presented around 50 years ago. Nevertheless, up to now no government was able to commence the project. The time has come to commence its construction," he said.
This will be a fruitful project to build ethnic harmony. According to the Mahinda Chinthana future vision, the country is heading towards becoming the "Wonder of Asia" after eradicating terrorism, the minister said.
Under this project the fisheries industry, optional crops cultivation and fruits and vegetable cultivation, will be developed. The living standard of people in the area will be enhanced under this project, he said.
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