Objectives

• Facilitating the paddy cultivation in drainage, flood systems and saltwater exclusion schemes in low line area by maintaining proper drainage, by protecting them from floods or by protecting such areas from saltwater intrusion.
• Providing structural flood countermeasures for the areas prone to floods for protecting human lives, public and private properties and the environment from flood disasters.

Functions

• Operation and Maintenance of drainage and flood systems in the country.
• Rehabilitation of drainage and flood systems.
• Operation and Maintenance of salt water exclusion schemes of the country.
• Planning new drainage and salt water exclusion schemes identifying the requirement.
• Submission of project proposals for new drainage, salt water exclusion and flood systems.
• Implementation of major and medium projects comes under drainage, salt water and flood protection scopes.
• Representing national level technical committees for technical advice and recommendations for national projects, with respect to drainage and flood issues.
• Issuing recommendations for public and private development activities which are having issues on flood and drainage.

Head of Section

Eng. Ms.Mayuri Bamunuwita
Director of Irrigation - Drainage & Flood Systems

Office: +94 112 555 398

Mobile:+94 718 577 378

Fax:    +94 112 555 398

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