Uma Oya and Diaraba Reservoir to benefit local communities – State Minister

Attending a  press conference themed ‘Collective Path to a Stable Country’ held at the Presidential Media Centre (PMC).on Wednesday (16), the State Minister of Irrigation Shashendra Rajapaksa announced the recent completion and opening of the Diaraba Reservoir as part of the Uma Oya Multi-Purpose Development Project.

He said that this achievement supplies an additional 120 megawatts of electricity to the national power grid and facilitates the cultivation of 15,000 acres of paddy fields in the Yala and Maha seasons.