Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
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වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්යාංශය நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு | |
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Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
Headquarters | No. 500, T.B. Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10 |
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Website | www |
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The Ministry of Irrigation[4] (Sinhala: වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්යාංශය; Tamil: நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for:[5]
- The development of the nation's water resources and irrigation infrastructure
- The management of river basins, groundwater sources and irrigation systems a by operation and/or maintenance
- Conservation and protection of sources of water (groundwater included), including monitoring pollution levels and ensuring water quality, as well as preventing salt water intrusions into fresh water sources
- Allocation of water resource use at a national level (not to be confused with the more in-depth functions of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board)
- Maintaining national drainage networks and flood protection systems
- Engineering consultancy services
- Oversight and promotion of rainwater harvesting.
To this end, the ministry drafts policies and legislation, as well as provides guidelines, advice and consultancy.
List of ministers
[edit]Minister of Irrigation | |
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since 23 May 2022 | |
Nominator | The Prime Minister |
Appointer | The President |
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna
Name | Portrait | Party | Tenure | President | Ministerial title | ||
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Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | |||
Duminda Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 January 2015 - 22 March 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | |||
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 March 2015 – 12 August 2020 | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management | ||||
Chamal Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 12 August 2020 - | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation | |||
Roshan Ranasinghe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 23 May 2022 - Present | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation |
See also
[edit]- List of ministries of Sri Lanka
- Geography of Sri Lanka
- List of rivers of Sri Lanka
- List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
- Agriculture in Sri Lanka
References
[edit]- ^ a b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "About Us". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Ministry of Irrigation". Cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
- ^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
- ^ "Homepage". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.