Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

The Ministry of Irrigation^[4] (Sinhala: වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for:^[5]

• 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.

Ministry of Irrigation

වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	No. 500, T.B. Jaya Mawatha, Colombo 10
Minister responsible	Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe[1], Minister of Irrigation
Ministry executive	Anura Dissanayake, Secretary
Child agencies	Department of Irrigation Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB) Irrigation Management Division Kothmale International Training Institute
Website	www.irrigationmin.gov.lk
Footnotes
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To this end, the ministry drafts policies and legislation, as well as provides guidelines, advice and consultancy.

List of ministers

Minister of Irrigation
Incumbent Hon. Roshan Ranasinghe[1] since 23 May 2022
Nominator	The Prime Minister
Appointer	The President

Parties

  Sri Lanka Freedom Party   United National Party   Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

Name		Portrait	Party	Tenure	President		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			Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
	Chamal Rajapaksa		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	12 August 2020 -		Gotabaya Rajapaksa	Ministry of Irrigation
	Roshan Ranasinghe		Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	23 May 2022 - Present		Gotabaya Rajapaksa	Ministry of Irrigation

See also

• List of ministries of Sri Lanka
• Geography of Sri Lanka
• List of rivers of Sri Lanka
• List of dams and reservoirs in Sri Lanka
• Agriculture in Sri Lanka