Read the inside oya blog for the latest updates on oyas coronavirus response. The 90 mw power house will be located at wellawaya. Based on a case study of the kirindi oya irrigation and settlement project koisp in southern sri lanka, this report provides. However, it is affecting the right to water of the. Uma oya multipurpose project aims to generate hydropower and water for industrial activities. The risky zones of the project is achieved and presented. A preliminary assessment of the gal oya water management project. Uma oya is a major tributary of mahaweli ganga originating from nuwara eliya. This project performance audit report presents the findings of an oem that visited sri. Water transfer for irrigation purposes, hydropower generation. Framework and application to kirindi oya irrigation. The oya traverses welimada and kandaketiya in badulla district.
The multipurpose project involves the construction of two reservoirs on tributaries of the uma oya, which flow down from central hills and join the mahaweli river, and one tunnel on the uma oya to divert water to a power generator further downstream. On april 2008, sri lankan president mahinda rajapaksa and iranian president mahmoud ahmadinejad celebrated the start of construction on the uma oya multipurpose project in sri lanka. Successively, the chirps dataset composed by netcdf files automatically. Its confluence with mahaweli ganga is just above the rantabe reservoir. The galoya irrigation project is the first multipurpose scheme started in sri lanka. A study on problems and challenges faced by people due to uma oya water multi purpose development project umdp in badulla district rev omalpe. The existing weather station network of deduru oya river basin consists of. Background on the gal oya left bank system and its rehabilitation 2. Water balance study of ncp canal project, final report of. The project will involve the construction of two reservoirs on tributaries of the uma oya river and one tunnel on the river itself to divert water to a powerhouse further downstream.
What links here related changes upload file special pages permanent link page information. The uma oya multipurpose development project uomdp consists of the construction of two dams across two main tributaries of uma oya at welimada and dyraba and in a 23km long transbasin diversion tunnels with an underground power station at randeniya. President mahinda rajapaksa yesterday ceremonially inaugurated the yan oya reservoir project by launching the construction of the main. Not many people today remember the gal oya project but for 20 years it was the showpiece of modern independent ceylon. Oya cen tral office in salem and field offices statewide can be reached only by phone or appointment during regular business hours. Pdf uma oya multipurpose development project, sri lanka. Kirindi oya irrigation and settlement project asian development.
For more information, call 5033737205 or email oya. Uma oya water will be diverted to kirindi oya at welimada via a 24 km long tunnel. The uma oya hydropower complex is a irrigation and hydroelectric complex currently under construction in the badulla district of sri lanka. Early assessments of project dates back to 1989, when the first studies was. Water resources development investment program asian. The gal oya rehabilitation project was funded by the usaid and commenced in 1980 and continued beyond 1985. Yan oya irrigation project launched sri lanka reliefweb. The uma oya multipurpose development project uomdp in sri lanka has been under the eagle eye not only of local environmental organizations but also the general public. Because of the vital nature of this resource, state law, project regulations.
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