Post on 06-Aug-2015
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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