It is reported that a project prioritization meeting was held at the Anuradhapura District Secretariat yesterday (14) under the chairmanship of the Minister of Irrigation, Sports and Youth Affairs, Roshan Ranasinghe, under the multi-phase program of integrated watercourses and water resource management projects and mitigation of climate impacts.
There, under the program to strengthen the food security of the country, it was discussed to strengthen the irrigation system of Anuradhapura district under this program and it was mentioned that the government will allocate 450 million rupees as allocation to Anuradhapura district for the implementation of that program. It is reported that it will be done as per the approval of the coordination committee.
It is reported that in this meeting, development proposals and ideas were also obtained from the farmer representatives for prioritization.