Sri Lanka, April 24 -- President Ranil Wickramasinghe and President Dr. Ebrahim Raisi jointly inaugurated the Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project (UOMDP) earlier today. This project stands as one of the largest irrigation endeavors in Sri Lanka since the Mahaweli Development Project.

The Uma Oya Multipurpose Development Project's (UOMDP) primary objective is to alleviate water scarcity in the southeastern dry region of the country by redirecting an annual average of 145 million cubic meters (MCM) of excess water from the Uma Oya basin to the Kirindi Oya basin. It is crucial to note that this redirection is executed with meticulous attention to minimize any adverse effects on the environment and pre-existing water sources.

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