Irrigation systems management project design report, Sri Lanka

Designed to promote reliable and equitable water distribution and national, district, and scheme-level institution building, ISM will be implemented at eight sites in the Amparai, Polonnaruwa, and Kurunegala Districts. Contained herein is a detailed description of the project, including component plans (financial, implementation, procurement); technical, economic, social soundness, and administrative analyses; and a technical assistance reference. The project will support irrigation construction activities, develop computer-assisted operations plans for water delivery, enhance operations and maintenance, improve financial practices, strengthen monitoring and evaluation, and continue training and research; a major thrust will be technical training to upgrade and maintain irrigation systems. The project is expected to enable some 55,000 farm families to increase agricultural production.