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Due to the prevailing dry weather conditions, only a total of 8,30,000 acre-feet of water capacity is available for use out of the water capacity in 73 major reservoirs, said Irrigation Department Engineer Sudarshi Widanapathirana.
She told the media that 27.8 percent of the water is possible for use.
"Among the total reservoirs, 62 have a capacity of less than 50 percent of water, and 14 reservoirs in Hambantota, Anuradhapura, Kurunegala and Mannar districts have a capacity of less than 10 percent," she said.
A total of 800,000 acres of crops are being cultivated under the Irrigation Department, and 5,86,960 acres have been occupied with paddy cultivation in the Yala season. 71,400 additional crops have been cultivated on land areas. By today, the harvest from a total of 60 percent of crops have been collected, and releasing waste from 95 percent of cultivation lands has been completed.
Due to the precarious drought situation, the Irrigation Department requested the people and farmers use the water sparingly. (Chaturanga Pradeep Samarawickrama)
Janaka Monday, 21 August 2023 03:12 PM
this is a good opportunity for government to dig up and make the full capacity of the reservoirs to be used for next season,
S. Samarakoon Monday, 21 August 2023 04:04 PM
Curse of persecuting Christians. More Natural Calamities to come.
Keep the water for drinking, cooking, bathing, everything less important Monday, 21 August 2023 04:55 PM
8,30,000 acre-feet sounds like a lot of water. Growing crops is important, but prodding for clean drinking water for domestic use is the most important thing. If water wasted for irrigation and then not enough for domestic use, the areas which allowed for the use must be punished. There must be some capacity always kept as clean water for drinking, cooking and bathing and so on first and foremost.
Mahinda Panapitiys Tuesday, 22 August 2023 07:21 AM
This type of situation occurred in 90s under Kalawewa. Latter in 2000, a strategy called Water Quota was introduced under a World Bank-funded project in Kalawewa area. A technical Paper explaining the strategy adopted is in the following site. file:///C:/Users/panap/Downloads/7080-24607-1-SM (61).pdf
Hard Truth Tuesday, 22 August 2023 11:02 AM
This is good opportunity for irrigation department to earn more commissions when digging.
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