Discussions are underway with the Asian Development Bank to commence the proposed Iranamadu Reservoir Project at a cost of Rs 220 billion, Traditional
Industries and Small Enterprise Development Minister Douglas Devananda said."With the completion of this project in three years, the water problem in the North both for drinking and cultivation would cease to exist," he said.
Devananda was speaking at a ceremony in Jaffna to mark the commencement of Jaffna Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and the opening of Jaffna District Water Supply and Drainage Board recently.
Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardene who visited Jaffna, opened the Project Office with Minister Devananda. Minister Devananda said that because President Mahinda Rajapaksa's promise and effort, 643,459 in the North who suffered immensely due to the water shortage would greatly benefit. Minister Gunawardene said the water problem of the people of the North would be a thing of the past in three years after completion of the Iranamadu Reservoir Project.The Minister also emphasized the importance of rain water harvesting through which a large quantity of water could be saved and utilized for various purposes. A special program in this regard would be launched in Jaffna in the future, he added. Rs 315 million has been set aside for projects intended to solve the water problem of the people of the North. "The National Water Supply and Drainage Board should work in close relationship with the local bodies," he said.
Minister Gunawardene also visited Nagadeepa with Minister Devananda and after having worshipped the Shrine, had talks with Nagadeepa Buddhist Shrine Chief incumbent Ven Kadawedduwe Nandarama Thera and promised to solve the water problem of the devotees within two weeks.
The Kaithady water project that had been completed with Rs 2 million was opened by the two Ministers.
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