Mahaweli Development Project

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Mahaweli_Development_Project
GPTKB entity
Statements (36)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:infrastructure
gptkbp:administeredBy gptkb:Mahaweli_Authority_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:country gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:fundedBy gptkb:Asian_Development_Bank
gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Japan
gptkb:United_Kingdom
gptkb:World_Bank
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Mahaweli Development Project
gptkbp:hydroelectricCapacity over 470 MW
gptkbp:impact environmental concerns
resettlement of people
increase in rice production
gptkbp:largestIrrigationProjectIn gptkb:Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:launched gptkb:Government_of_Sri_Lanka
gptkbp:mainRiver gptkb:Kotmale_Dam
gptkb:Randenigala_Dam
gptkb:Rantembe_Dam
gptkb:Victoria_Dam
gptkb:Polgolla_Barrage
gptkbp:majorExpansion 1977
gptkbp:purpose irrigation
hydroelectric power generation
agricultural development
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Mahaweli_River_Basin
gptkbp:river gptkb:Mahaweli_River
gptkbp:servesArea gptkb:Central_Province
gptkb:Eastern_Province
gptkb:North_Central_Province
gptkb:Uva_Province
gptkbp:startDate 1961
gptkbp:totalIrrigatedArea 365,000 hectares
gptkbp:website http://www.mahaweli.gov.lk/
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Gamini_Dissanayake
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6