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Water Related Institutional Bodies in Sri Lanka
Water Management Institutional
      bodies in Sri Lanka
Introduction
• Water is the most important natural resource
  which keeps the world alive.
• Not only do we humans use it just about every
  day, but every living thing needs it to live.
• Water management is the activity of planning,
  developing, distributing and managing the
  optimum use of water resources.
• The institutions which are related with such kind
  of activities, called as “Water management
  Institutions.”
Water Related Institutional Bodies in Sri Lanka
• Water management is not a new concept for Sri
  Lankans. For the centuries, our ancient people
  were engaging in large scale irrigation projects
  with their amazing water management
  technologies and even now a days we can take
  benefits from them.
• But in the last 2 decades, in here Sri Lanka
  “Water Management” is became very critical
  concept and sometimes it caused to even
  change the ruling parties of the government of
  Sri Lanka.
Classification of Water Management
        Institutions in Sri Lanka

Government              Non Government

National Water Supply     International Water
& Drainage Board          Management
                          Institute (IWMI)
Irrigation Department
                          Lanka Jalani

Water Resources
Board

Mahawali Authority
Water Management Institutions-
            Government
• According to above chart there are several government
  Institutional bodies which are engaging with water
  management of Sri Lanka. The National Water Supply
  & Drainage Board is related with drinking water supply
  and drainage systems of Sri Lanka, while the irrigation
  sector is governed by the Ministry of Irrigation & Water
  Resources Management.
• The irrigation is the largest water user in Sri Lanka
  accounting for about 90% of the total water use. The
  total irrigated area in the country is about 0.6 million
  hectares.
• The larger schemes (over 400 hectares) are
  administered by the Irrigation Department
  and the Mahaweli Authority.
• The medium schemes (80–400 hectares ) are
  administered by the provincial councils.
• The minor schemes (less than 80 hectares)
  are supposed to be maintained by farmers
  with technical guidance of the Provincial
  Irrigation Departments (PIDs).
The National Water Supply & Drainage Board-under the
          Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage
• Vision- “To be the most prestigious utility
  organization in Sri Lanka through industry and
  service section.”

• Mission-“Serve the nation by providing
  sustainable water and sanitation ensuring total
  user satisfaction.”
• The National Water Supply & Drainage Board had
  its beginning as a sub department under the
  Public Works Department with responsibility for
  the water supply and drainage systems of Sri
  Lanka. From 1965, it functioned as a division
  under various ministries until January 1975 when
  it was converted to a Statutory Board by an Act of
  Parliament.
• The National Water Supply & Drainage Board
  functions under the Ministry of Water Supply &
  Drainage. This Ministry was established in 2007
  separately for the subject area of water supply &
  drainage.
• In accordance with the Board Act, several major Urban Water
  Supply Schemes operated by Local Authorities were taken over by
  the NWSDB to provide more coverage and improved service.
• This is the principal authority providing safe drinking water and
  facilitating the provision of sanitation in Sri Lanka.
• The NWSDB is presently operating 312 Water Supply Schemes
  which cover 39% of the total population with pipe borne Water
  Supply, and 12% of the population is served with hand pump tube
  wells.

• The NWSDB is also in charge of the sewerage systems in
  Colombo & suburbs, Hantane, Koggala, Hikkaduwa, Kataragama
  and in few housing schemes.
• Rural Water Supply & Sanitation programs including deep well
  programs are also being implemented by the NWSDB.
Goals
• Goal 1 - Increase the water supply and sanitation
  coverage
• Goal 2 - Improve Business Efficiency
• Goal 3 - Improve services to customers and promptly
  attend to public complaints
• Goal 4 - Promote Information and Communication
  Technology solutions as a catalyst for business growth
• Goal 5 - Ensure greater accountability and transparency
• Goal 6 - Promote Human Resource Development
• Goal 7 - Facilitate safe drinking water supply and
  sanitation to rural and underserved communities
•"Not a single drop of
 water flow in to the
  sea without being
     used for the
    mankind……."
King Maha Parakramabahu the Great-
           1153-1186 AD
Irrigation Department
• Irrigation Department, in existence from 1900, is the
  premium water resource development organization in
  Sri Lanka.
• It created productive farmlands out of the thick malarial
  jungles that once covered most of the island.

• VISION -"Not a single drop of water flow in to the sea
   without being used for the mankind"
(King Maha Parakramabahu the Great-1153-1186 AD)

• MISSION -The Irrigation Department is responsible for
  planning, design, construction, operation and
  management of all major and medium Irrigation
  schemes and work related to flood control, drainage
  and salinity extrusion.
Subjects and Functions
• Formulation and implementation of policies, plans
  and programmes in respect of Irrigation, Reservoirs
  and Water Management.
• Irrigation and drainage work
• Salt water exclusion schemes
• Rain water harvesting
• Flood protection
• Prevention of the pollution of rivers, streams and
  other watercourses
• Promotion, construction, operation and Maintenance
  of schemes of irrigation, drainage, flood control
• Engineering Consultancy Services and Construction
Water Related Institutional Bodies in Sri Lanka
Water Resources Board (WRB)
• Water resource board established in
  1966.
• IT collects data and information on
  Water Resources for advisory purposes,
  and undertakes Hydro geological
  investigation and Groundwater
  development projects.
• Vision
  Adequate access to clean and safe water for all

• Mission
  To advise the government and the people and make
  necessary regulations & laws on assessing, conserving,
  harnessing, developing and frugally utilizing water resources
  in the country; and to implement the same in close
  collaboration with the rural society, relevant national and
  provincial level government institutions, private sector,
  international organizations and scientific communities here
  and abroad.
• To ensure that the society today doesn’t pollute the water of
  future.

• To be self dependent.
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka
• Mahaweli Development Programme envisages for
  development of 365,000 ha of land for agriculture
  in 13 Systems identified in Mahaweli Master Plan in
  the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka.
• It was planned for the construction of a series of
  reservoirs with hydro electricity plants and to
  develop a large extent of land with irrigation
  facilities, for establishment of new settlements
  and agriculture development.
• Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka was established in
  1979 in Parliament Act with a mandate to
  implement the Mahaweli Development
  Programme.
• Presently maintenance & rehabilitation of Its
  irrigation net work, land administration,
  increase agricultural production and post
  settlement activities are done.
• At present, MASL is responsible for managing
  irrigation water for 175,000 ha. of Irrigable
  land In the dry zone.
Water Management Institutions,
      non-Government

 International Water Management
               Institute
• The International Water Management Institute
  (IWMI) is a non-profit research organization
  with headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and
  offices across Africa and Asia.
• Research at the Institute focuses on improving
  how water and land resources are
  managed, with the aim of underpinning food
  security and reducing poverty while
  safeguarding vital environmental processes.
• IWMI is one of 15 international research centers
  supported by the network of 60 governments,
  private foundations and international and
  regional organizations collectively known as the
  Consultative Group on International Agricultural
  Research (CGIAR).
• It is a non-profit organization with a staff of 350
  and offices in over 10 countries across Asia and
  Africa and Headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
• IWMI's Mission is to improve the
  management of land and water resources for
  food, livelihoods and the environment.


• IWMI's Vision, reflected in the Strategic Plan is
  water for a food-secure world.
• IWMI targets water and land management
  challenges faced by poor communities in the
  developing world/or in developing countries
  and through this contributes towards the
  achievement of the UN Millennium
  Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing
  poverty, hunger and maintaining a
  sustainable environment.
• Research is the core activity of IWMI.
Lanka Jalani
• Lanka Jalani is an independent nonprofit
  association with a goal of promoting Integrated
  Water Resources Management (IWRM) in line
  with the concepts and principles outlined at
  international for a such as Rio, Dublin & 1st & 2nd
  World Water Forums.
• . It is an initiative supported by the Global Water
  Partnership (GWP) Membership is open and
  inclusive and currently represents a wide range of
  stakeholder interests.
• . It has taken the initiative in developing a Water
  Vision 2025 for Sri Lanka in the year 2000 and a
  program for Action (PFA) to translate the vision to
  action has been developed.
• It has set up Area Water Partnerships (AWP)
  Youth networks and other basin level institutions
  to support River Basin Management (RBM) and
  IWRM in Sri Lanka.
• Area Water Partnerships provide the local
  institutional base for representation & action at
  local level while the Country Water Partnership
  (CWP) and associated CEO panel provides the
  forum for policy level dialogue of these issues for
  consideration at national level.
References

• http://www.commonwealth-of-
  nations.org/Sri_Lanka/Organisation/Government/Governm
  ent_Ministries/Ministry_of_Irrigation_and_Water_Resourc
  es_Developme
• http://www.irrigation.gov.lk/index.html
• http://www.wrb.gov.lk/web/
• http://www.irrigationmin.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=co
  m_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=85&lang=en
• http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Water_Manage
  ment_Institute
• http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/About_IWMI/Overview.aspx
• http://www.lankajalani.org/index.html
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Water Related Institutional Bodies in Sri Lanka

  • 2. Water Management Institutional bodies in Sri Lanka
  • 3. Introduction • Water is the most important natural resource which keeps the world alive. • Not only do we humans use it just about every day, but every living thing needs it to live. • Water management is the activity of planning, developing, distributing and managing the optimum use of water resources. • The institutions which are related with such kind of activities, called as “Water management Institutions.”
  • 5. • Water management is not a new concept for Sri Lankans. For the centuries, our ancient people were engaging in large scale irrigation projects with their amazing water management technologies and even now a days we can take benefits from them. • But in the last 2 decades, in here Sri Lanka “Water Management” is became very critical concept and sometimes it caused to even change the ruling parties of the government of Sri Lanka.
  • 6. Classification of Water Management Institutions in Sri Lanka Government Non Government National Water Supply International Water & Drainage Board Management Institute (IWMI) Irrigation Department Lanka Jalani Water Resources Board Mahawali Authority
  • 7. Water Management Institutions- Government • According to above chart there are several government Institutional bodies which are engaging with water management of Sri Lanka. The National Water Supply & Drainage Board is related with drinking water supply and drainage systems of Sri Lanka, while the irrigation sector is governed by the Ministry of Irrigation & Water Resources Management. • The irrigation is the largest water user in Sri Lanka accounting for about 90% of the total water use. The total irrigated area in the country is about 0.6 million hectares.
  • 8. • The larger schemes (over 400 hectares) are administered by the Irrigation Department and the Mahaweli Authority. • The medium schemes (80–400 hectares ) are administered by the provincial councils. • The minor schemes (less than 80 hectares) are supposed to be maintained by farmers with technical guidance of the Provincial Irrigation Departments (PIDs).
  • 9. The National Water Supply & Drainage Board-under the Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage
  • 10. • Vision- “To be the most prestigious utility organization in Sri Lanka through industry and service section.” • Mission-“Serve the nation by providing sustainable water and sanitation ensuring total user satisfaction.”
  • 11. • The National Water Supply & Drainage Board had its beginning as a sub department under the Public Works Department with responsibility for the water supply and drainage systems of Sri Lanka. From 1965, it functioned as a division under various ministries until January 1975 when it was converted to a Statutory Board by an Act of Parliament. • The National Water Supply & Drainage Board functions under the Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage. This Ministry was established in 2007 separately for the subject area of water supply & drainage.
  • 12. • In accordance with the Board Act, several major Urban Water Supply Schemes operated by Local Authorities were taken over by the NWSDB to provide more coverage and improved service. • This is the principal authority providing safe drinking water and facilitating the provision of sanitation in Sri Lanka. • The NWSDB is presently operating 312 Water Supply Schemes which cover 39% of the total population with pipe borne Water Supply, and 12% of the population is served with hand pump tube wells. • The NWSDB is also in charge of the sewerage systems in Colombo & suburbs, Hantane, Koggala, Hikkaduwa, Kataragama and in few housing schemes. • Rural Water Supply & Sanitation programs including deep well programs are also being implemented by the NWSDB.
  • 13. Goals • Goal 1 - Increase the water supply and sanitation coverage • Goal 2 - Improve Business Efficiency • Goal 3 - Improve services to customers and promptly attend to public complaints • Goal 4 - Promote Information and Communication Technology solutions as a catalyst for business growth • Goal 5 - Ensure greater accountability and transparency • Goal 6 - Promote Human Resource Development • Goal 7 - Facilitate safe drinking water supply and sanitation to rural and underserved communities
  • 14. •"Not a single drop of water flow in to the sea without being used for the mankind……."
  • 15. King Maha Parakramabahu the Great- 1153-1186 AD
  • 17. • Irrigation Department, in existence from 1900, is the premium water resource development organization in Sri Lanka. • It created productive farmlands out of the thick malarial jungles that once covered most of the island. • VISION -"Not a single drop of water flow in to the sea without being used for the mankind" (King Maha Parakramabahu the Great-1153-1186 AD) • MISSION -The Irrigation Department is responsible for planning, design, construction, operation and management of all major and medium Irrigation schemes and work related to flood control, drainage and salinity extrusion.
  • 18. Subjects and Functions • Formulation and implementation of policies, plans and programmes in respect of Irrigation, Reservoirs and Water Management. • Irrigation and drainage work • Salt water exclusion schemes • Rain water harvesting • Flood protection • Prevention of the pollution of rivers, streams and other watercourses • Promotion, construction, operation and Maintenance of schemes of irrigation, drainage, flood control • Engineering Consultancy Services and Construction
  • 21. • Water resource board established in 1966. • IT collects data and information on Water Resources for advisory purposes, and undertakes Hydro geological investigation and Groundwater development projects.
  • 22. • Vision Adequate access to clean and safe water for all • Mission To advise the government and the people and make necessary regulations & laws on assessing, conserving, harnessing, developing and frugally utilizing water resources in the country; and to implement the same in close collaboration with the rural society, relevant national and provincial level government institutions, private sector, international organizations and scientific communities here and abroad. • To ensure that the society today doesn’t pollute the water of future. • To be self dependent.
  • 24. • Mahaweli Development Programme envisages for development of 365,000 ha of land for agriculture in 13 Systems identified in Mahaweli Master Plan in the Dry Zone of Sri Lanka. • It was planned for the construction of a series of reservoirs with hydro electricity plants and to develop a large extent of land with irrigation facilities, for establishment of new settlements and agriculture development. • Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka was established in 1979 in Parliament Act with a mandate to implement the Mahaweli Development Programme.
  • 25. • Presently maintenance & rehabilitation of Its irrigation net work, land administration, increase agricultural production and post settlement activities are done. • At present, MASL is responsible for managing irrigation water for 175,000 ha. of Irrigable land In the dry zone.
  • 26. Water Management Institutions, non-Government International Water Management Institute
  • 27. • The International Water Management Institute (IWMI) is a non-profit research organization with headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka, and offices across Africa and Asia. • Research at the Institute focuses on improving how water and land resources are managed, with the aim of underpinning food security and reducing poverty while safeguarding vital environmental processes.
  • 28. • IWMI is one of 15 international research centers supported by the network of 60 governments, private foundations and international and regional organizations collectively known as the Consultative Group on International Agricultural Research (CGIAR). • It is a non-profit organization with a staff of 350 and offices in over 10 countries across Asia and Africa and Headquarters in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
  • 29. • IWMI's Mission is to improve the management of land and water resources for food, livelihoods and the environment. • IWMI's Vision, reflected in the Strategic Plan is water for a food-secure world.
  • 30. • IWMI targets water and land management challenges faced by poor communities in the developing world/or in developing countries and through this contributes towards the achievement of the UN Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) of reducing poverty, hunger and maintaining a sustainable environment. • Research is the core activity of IWMI.
  • 32. • Lanka Jalani is an independent nonprofit association with a goal of promoting Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) in line with the concepts and principles outlined at international for a such as Rio, Dublin & 1st & 2nd World Water Forums. • . It is an initiative supported by the Global Water Partnership (GWP) Membership is open and inclusive and currently represents a wide range of stakeholder interests.
  • 33. • . It has taken the initiative in developing a Water Vision 2025 for Sri Lanka in the year 2000 and a program for Action (PFA) to translate the vision to action has been developed. • It has set up Area Water Partnerships (AWP) Youth networks and other basin level institutions to support River Basin Management (RBM) and IWRM in Sri Lanka. • Area Water Partnerships provide the local institutional base for representation & action at local level while the Country Water Partnership (CWP) and associated CEO panel provides the forum for policy level dialogue of these issues for consideration at national level.
  • 34. References • http://www.commonwealth-of- nations.org/Sri_Lanka/Organisation/Government/Governm ent_Ministries/Ministry_of_Irrigation_and_Water_Resourc es_Developme • http://www.irrigation.gov.lk/index.html • http://www.wrb.gov.lk/web/ • http://www.irrigationmin.gov.lk/web/index.php?option=co m_content&view=article&id=113&Itemid=85&lang=en • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Water_Manage ment_Institute • http://www.iwmi.cgiar.org/About_IWMI/Overview.aspx • http://www.lankajalani.org/index.html