Mahaweli Water Security Investment Program
The MWSIP will assist the Government of Sri Lanka to complete outstanding water conveyance investments under the Mahaweli Development Program (MDP). Completion of MDP is a key priority of the government and will maximize the productivity of Mahaweli River Basin water resources by transferring available water to the northern dry zone areas of Sri Lanka for irrigation, drinking, and commercial purposes. MWSIP’s ultimate goal is to increase agricultural production, improve the accessibility of safe drinking water for the people, and encourage economic growth in the northern dry zone of Sri Lanka. This will accelerate local and also national economic growth.
MWSIP will invest mainly in water infrastructure and institutional capacity to improve water use efficiency and productivity for irrigated agriculture as well as providing bulk drinking water supplies from the water-rich wet zone to the water-scarce dry zone. The infrastructure includes conveyance canals and tunnels for the transfer of water from the Mahaweli River Basin to cascade tank systems and storage reservoirs in North Central, Northern, and North Western Provinces for increasing cropping intensities on existing farmlands and ensuring the supply of safe drinking water.
