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- Kalu Ganga Development Project
Kalu Ganga Development Project
Sri Lanka
Borrower | Sri Lanka |
Financing Type | Public Sector |
Instrument | Project Loan |
Focus Area | Agriculture |
Approved | 13.12.2016 |
Signed | 13.10.2017 |
Status | Ongoing |
Loan Administrator | OPEC Fund |
Executing Agency | Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) |
Co-financiers | KFAED, SFD, Government |
OPEC Fund Contribution (US$m) | 18.00 |
Total Project Cost (US$m) | 96.26 |
To construct a reservoir to expand available water supplies for household consumption and irrigation, which will in turn boost agricultural yields and improve health indicators. The reservoir will also be used for inland fisheries, thereby enhancing socioeconomic development and helping reduce poverty in the region.