Small and Medium Irrigation Infrastructure Rehabilitation Works (SMIIRW)

The overall goal of Repurposing the US $10 million is to achieve the food security by maintaining nutritional standard, while increasing the crop yield through developing, small and medium scale irrigation infrastructure at a grass-root level. It also aims to directly support the farmer community (through CBOs) on essential rural development.

Objectives

• To provide immediate direct benefits among the vulnerable farmer community, who are affected due to the present economic crisis.

• To ensure the efficiency of water distribution, improvement of water productivity and re-cultivation of abundant fields.

• To provide direct and immediate benefits to the farmers, who are adversely affected by the impact of Covid-19 and affected due to unavailability of chemical fertilizers.

• To uplift livelihoods and ensure the food security of farmer community.

• To contribute for mitigation and adaptation measures on adverse climate changes.

						Implementing Agency
Province	District	Total Allocation (Rs. Mn)				ID	MASL	ID-NPC	ID-EPC
Sabaragamuwa	Rathnapura	115.90				41.70	74.20	-	-
	Kegalle	48.30				48.30	-	-	-
North Central	Anuradhapura	150.00				41.70	108.30	-	-
	Polonnaruwa	331.60				83.30	248.30	-	-
Central	Kandy	41.70				41.70	-	-	-
	Nuwara-Eliya	83.30				83.30	-	-	-
	Matale	83.40				41.70	41.70	-	-
Uva	Badulla	110.80				27.50	83.30	-	-
	Monaragala	293.30				208.30	85.00	-	-
Northern	Vavuniya	150.00				41.70	25.00	83.30	-
	Jaffna	176.70				-	-	176.70	-
	Mannar	125.00				41.70	-	83.30	-
	Kilinochchi	83.30				-	-	83.30	-
	Mullaitivu	41.70				-	-	41.70	-
Eastern	Batticaloa	141.70				41.70	16.70	-	83.30
	Trincomalee	239.10				83.30	33.30	-	122.50
	Ampara	225.00				83.30	100.00	-	41.70
Southern	Galle	50.80				50.80	-	-	-
	Matara	41.70				41.70	-	-	-
	Hambantota	137.50				75.00	62.50	-	-
North Western	Puttalam	41.70				41.70	-	-	-
	Kurunegala	79.20				62.50	16.70	-	-
Western	Colombo	41.70				41.70	-	-	-
	Kalutara	83.30				83.30	-	-	-
	Gampaha	83.30				83.30	-	-	-
Total		3000.00				1389.20	895.00	468.30	247.50

 

Scope of activities are aligned with the IWWRMP-Project Development Objective (PDO)

• Cleaning of water canals in medium and small irrigation systems, and desilting.

• Restoration of dilapidated irrigation structures.

• Restoration of sluice gates, aqua ducts, turnouts with gates and canals (Distribution & Feeder).

• Repairing abandoned small ponds and tanks, such as removal of aquatic invasive weeds in ponds and tanks.

• Repair of flood bunds.

• Recharge the groundwater aquifer by restoration of abundant ponds and tanks.

• Priority shall be given to the sub-projects that severely influence the water conveyance efficacy and mitigate flood hazards.