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Awareness program for local contractors on the remaining contract packages of the Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program was held under the patronage of the Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation. The purpose of this awareness was to empower the local irrigation development mechanism, especially by encouraging local contractors for irrigation development and providing experience and…

The discussion was held on Mahaweli Centre with the participation of PDs of PIUs, Key-staff of PMU, and PMDSC under the observation of MoI and ADB representatives. The main objective of the program was to reconcile the roles in MWSIP. The goal of this exercise was to establish a consensus on the roles of different…

The school-based plantation program launched by the Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program to coincide with World Water Day was recently launched at Puwakpitiya Vidyalaya, a school close to the Knuckles Reserve.

A two-day workshop on social communication, reporting and challenges related to development projects was successfully completed on 5th and 6th April at the Kalawewa National Inland Fisheries and Aquaculture Training Institute…

The Secretary to the Ministry of Irrigation, Eng. Ivan De Silva and delegation team of the Asian Development Bank recently visited the filed sites to review the construction progress of the projects of Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program…

Program Management Unit (PMU) of Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program (MWSIP) has re-opened and back to work on the lifting of some strict rules imposed by the Government with turning down the infection rate of COVID 19 in the country. The Office of PMU was reopened on 11th May 2020 and limited staff is being…

Improving System Efficiencies and Water Productivity (ISEWP) Project is a sub-component of the Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program (MWSIP) and the goal of ISEWP is to prepare a strategy for the improvement of irrigation system efficiency and water productivity. The strategy includes measures to improve efficiency and effectiveness of water delivery service trough physical and…

The first issue of the official journal of the Mahaweli Water Security investment Program “Isurudiya” was presented to His Excellency the President, Maithripala Sirisena on 28th August 2019. Isurudiya will be published as a monthly newsletter of MWSIP with the latest news and articles on MWSIP updates in construction, environment, and social together with historical…