Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-04-30

Proposed Climate Resilience Improvement Programme

- It has been planned to implement a project called Sri Lanka Climate Resilience Multi-Phased Programme under the assistance of the World Bank, in order to mitigate the risks from extreme weather conditions. As such, the joint proposal made by Hon. P. Harison, the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Economic Affairs, Livestock Development, Irrigation and Fisheries & Aquatic Resources Development and Hon. Ranjith Madduma Bandara, the Minister of Public Administration & Disaster Management, to implement the proposed project through the Department of Irrigation at an estimated cost of US $ 790 million, within a period of 8-10 years under 03 stages, was approved by the Cabinet.