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The
Nation
Building
and
Estate
Infrastructure
Development
Ministry
has
launched
a
Project
with
World
Bank
financial
assistance
to
rehabilitate
the main
four
irrigation
schemes
in the
Northern
Province,
at a
cost of
Rs.835
million.
The
project
has
allocated
Rs.385
million
for
Giants
Tank in
Mannar
District
and
Rs.200
million
for
Iranamadu
in the
Kilinochchi
District.
Rs.200
million
has been
allocated
for
Vallukkaru
in the
Jaffna
District
and
Rs.50
million
for
Pavatkulam
in the
Vavuniya
District,
reported
Daily
News.
The
reconstruction
work of
all
these
projects
other
than
Iranamadu
are in
progress
with set
time
targets.
Vallukkaru,
Giants
Tank and
Pavatkulam
irrigation
schemes
will be
completed
soon.
The
construction
work of
Iranamadu
will
commence
with the
clearance
of
landmines,
the
report
added.
With
the
completion
of
Giants
Tank, it
will
provide
irrigation
facilities
for
24,438
acres,
Pavatkulam
for
4,134
acres
and
Iranamadu
for
9,560
acres.
These
three
irrigation
schemes
together
will
provide
irrigation
facilities
for over
38,132
acres of
land in
the
Northern
Province,
the
report
further
stated.
All
these
irrigation
schemes
were
badly
damaged
due to
terrorism
during
the past
three
decades.
With the
completion
of these
four
projects,
over
39,800
war
affected
families
in the
Northern
Province
will
benefit.
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