TREE PLANTING AT DEDURU OYA LEFT CANAL

BANK

PABASARA GUNAWARDANE AS 2011164

CONTENTS

•Deduru Oya

•Project Description

•Key Activities

•Key Stakeholders

•Issues Faced

•Recommendations

CONTENTSDEDURU OYA4th Largest River

2620km2Catchment Area

30%For cultivation

DEDURU OYA RESERVOIR

75Mn m3

Left Bank Canal

44km

Right bank Canal

33km

CONTENTS

Deduru Oya Environment Conservation And Soil Erosion Prevention Project 2011-2013– Tree Planting on Left Bank

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

Objectives• To Prevent Soil Erosion And Reservoir Sedimentation• Environment Conservation• To Improve Water Quality

PROJECT ACTIVITIES

• Establishment of a plant nursery • Preparing the canal bank for planting(10km)• Tree planting• Monitoring

KEY STAKEHOLDERS

• Wildlife And Nature Protection Society

• Department Of Irrigation• Divisional Secretaries• Minuwangete MV• Residents Of The Village

• Financial Assistance• Coordinating • Monitoring

WILDLIFE AND NATURE PROTECTION SOCIETY

• Verifying Land Ownerships• Preparing Planting Sites

DEPARTMENT OF IRRIGATION

• Giving required community support through Grama Niladharies

DIVISIONAL SECRETARY- WARIYAPOLA

• Providing The Land For Plant Nursery• Maintaining The Plant Nursery• Preparing Plants For Planting

MINUWANGETE MAHA VIDYALAYA

• Lack of coordination• Ignorance of the Irrigation Department• Negligence of the importance• Unusual extreme drought

PROBLEMS OCCURRED

• Providing The Land For Plant Nursery• Maintaining The Plant Nursery• Preparing Plants For Planting

MINUWANGETE MAHA VIDYALAYA

RECOMMENDATIONS

• Recruiting project coordinators with science background

Having enough data on the climate and the demography of the area

• Improving the communication

• Emphasizing the importance of the objectives to general public

• Providing more benefits to the participating communities

PERSONAL CONTACTS

• Mr. Shelton SiriwardaneCoordinating SecretaryWildlife and nature protection SocietySri Lanka

• Mr. W.N DharmadasaPrincipalMinuwangete MV

• Mr. Kapila HewagamaRegional EngineerDeduru oya left bank

• Mr. Sajith UdaraStudent (2012)Minuwangete MV

REFERENCES

• Department of irrigations, Sri Lanka.(2011) Daduru Oya Reservoir Project www.daduruoya.blogspot.com/2012/03/deduru-oya-basin.html (30.03.2015)

• Deduru Oya - first irrigation project to utilize SL(2012) www.archives.dailynews.lk/2012/03/06/fea03.asp

• Sri Lanka Overview - World Bank(2012)

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