Sri Lanka, Dec. 18 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $3 million grant to help address water shortages in Sri Lanka's Northwestern and Uva provinces by constructing modern pipe distribution network (PDN) systems. The project will provide irrigation to 877 hectares (ha) of farmland, supporting improvements in the country's agriculture sector.The Transforming Irrigation Systems for Improved Food Security Project is funded by the Japan Fund for Prosperous and Resilient Asia and the Pacific (JFPR) financed by the Government of Japan through ADB.The project will construct four modern pipe distribution network (PDN) systems on a pilot basis and provide technical and institutional lessons to demonstrate its benefits to 943 farming ...