EP irrigation systems, buildings to be renovated

by Mohammed NAALIR

The Eastern Province Irrigation Ministry will renovate the damaged irrigation systems and buildings belonging to the Irrigation Department, Provincial Minister M.S. Uthumalebbe said. He said certain buildings belonging to the Irrigation Department, used by the Armed Forces, have also been handed over to the Irrigation Department.

The Ampara circle office and Sagamam circle office which come under the Thambiluvil Irrigation Engineer's Office, which had been used by the STF have now been handed over to the Provincial Irrigation Department and are under renovation, according to Uthumalebbe.

A top level delegation led by Local Government and Provincial Councils Minister A.L.M. Athaullah made an inspection tour of this area and noted the progress of the renovation work, according to Provincial Irrigation Ministry sources.

Eastern Province Ministers M.S. Uthumalebbe, T. Navaratnarajah, Provincial Council Member S. Thilakarajah, Provincial Deputy Irrigation Director U.L.A. Nasar, Coordinating Secretary to Minister Athaullah, A.B. Dawood and other officers represented the delegation.

Plans are afoot to develop these offices with the financial allocation of the next Deyata Kirula exhibition.

They will be developed as irrigation offices with facilities such as a tourist guest house, office and officers' quarters, Uthumalebbe said.