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Priority for agriculture over housing, water supply and sanitation of Mahaweli settlers
conference contribution
posted on 2018-02-12, 15:08 authored by Dharmasiri S. De AlwisThe Mahaweli Ganga Development Scheme (MGDS) has been the largest multipurpose development project ever implemented
in Sri Lanka, using the water resources of the river Mahaweli and related adjacent river basins. Of the thirteen
independent development areas identified for integrated development and human settlement, System – H, System –B, System-
C, System-G and System-L are either fully or partly developed and operational. The uses of water such as irrigation,
power generation and domestic consumption are inter-linked within a basin. As both the quality and quantity of water
available for downstream users depend on the activities of the upstream users. However, during the last three decades,
the emphasis has been to increase crop production and productivity of land and water, over the development of essential
infrastructure. This trend has been so established in agriculture based settlement projects, even the international funding
agencies do not attach much importance to the provision or improvement of infrastructure facilities.
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DE ALWIS, D.S., 2006. Priority for agriculture over housing, water supply and sanitation of Mahaweli settlers. IN: Fisher, J. (ed). Sustainable development of water resources, water supply and environmental sanitation: Proceedings of the 32nd WEDC International Conference, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 13-17 November 2006, pp. 235-238.Publisher
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