WASHINGTON, May 5, 2014 – The World Bank today approved additional financing of US$83 million to help Sri Lanka improve dam safety to achieve its long-term development needs of irrigation and water ...

Sri Lanka’s well-recognized village tank cascade systems, ancient irrigation structures that interconnect small tanks for rainwater-reliant cultivation, are a remarkable adaptation and mitigation ...

The Irrigation Department has announced that two sluice gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir have been opened by one foot each in response to ongoing heavy rainfall. This release will allow 1,400 cubic ...

The Irrigation Department has announced that two sluice gates of the Deduru Oya Reservoir have been opened due to ongoing ...

COLOMBO, April 20 (Reuters) - Sri Lanka has awarded a $252.3 million project to Chinese dam builder Sinohydro to construct a reservoir, the island nation's government said on Friday. "The cabinet ...

10 January: The Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB) has issued a tender for 10MW of solar PV at Polonnaruwa, in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka. This international tender will be on a build, own ...

WASHINGTON, March 7, 2019— in the dry zone of the country. The provinces selected are those that are most exposed to climate impacts. Sri Lanka is particularly vulnerable to climate-related natural ...