Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

Minister of Irrigation
Minister of Irrigation
	Incumbent; Chamal Rajapaksa; since 12 August 2020
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The President

Ministry of Irrigation
වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය
நீர்ப்பாசன மற்றும் நீர்வள முகாமைத்துவ அமைச்சு
Agency overview
Jurisdiction	Sri Lanka
Headquarters	No. 500, T.B. Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10
Minister responsible	Hon. Chamal Rajapaksa, Cabinet Minister of Irrigation;
Deputy Ministers responsible	Anuradha Jayaratne, State Minister of Tanks, Reservoirs, and Irrigation Development related to Rural Paddy Fields; , State Minister of Canals and Common Infrastructure Development and Settlements in Mahaweli Zones;
Agency executives	Anura Dissanayake, Secretary to Cabinet Ministry of Irrigation; Eng. Ivon Silva, Secretary to State Ministry of Irrigation; Chandra Herath; Secretary to State Ministry of Mahaweli;
Child agencies	; ; ; Irrigation Management Division; Kothmale International Training Institute;
Website	www.irrigationmin.gov.lk
Footnotes

The Ministry of Irrigation (Sinhala: වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය Vārimarga Amathyanshaya) (Tamil: நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சகம்) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for:^[3]

The development of the nation's water resources and irrigation infrastructure
The management of river basins, groundwater sources and irrigation systems a by operation and/or maintenance
Conservation and protection of sources of water (groundwater included), including monitoring pollution levels and ensuring water quality, as well as preventing salt water intrusions into fresh water sources
Allocation of water resource use at a national level (not to be confused with the more in-depth functions of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board)
Maintaining national drainage networks and flood protection systems
Engineering consultancy services
Oversight and promotion of rainwater harvesting.

To this end, the ministry drafts policies and legislation, as well as provides guidelines, advice and consultancy.

List of ministers[]

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

	Party	Tenure		Ministerial title
Nimal Siripala de Silva	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015	Mahinda Rajapaksa	Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Duminda Dissanayake	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	12 January 2015 - 22 March 2015	Maithripala Sirisena	Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa	Sri Lanka Freedom Party	22 March 2015 – 12 August 2020	Maithripala Sirisena	Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
Chamal Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	12 August 2020 - Present	Gotabaya Rajapaksa	Ministry of Irrigation

References[]

^ "About Us". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "Ministry of Irrigation". Cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "Homepage". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links[]

[1] "About Us". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[2] "Ministry of Irrigation". Cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Office of the Cabinet of Ministers, Sri Lanka. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

[3] "Homepage". Irrigationmin.gov.lk. Ministry of Irrigation. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

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Minister of Irrigation
Incumbent Chamal Rajapaksa since 12 August 2020
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The President