Kalu Ganga Development Project
The Kalu Ganga Development Project in the Central Province of Sri Lanka is a multipurpose water resources development scheme. The primary purpose of the project will be to increase existing water supplies to about 85,500 ha of drought-prone irrigation areas in the northern and central parts of Sri Lanka.
Client:
Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka
Period:
2001 - 2003
Services:
- Geotechnical field investigations
- Soil surveys and irrigation planning
- Hydrological studies
- System operation studies
- Feasibility design of dam and appurtenant structures
- Water supply planning
- Socio-environmental impact assessment
- Economic and financial analysis
Technical data:
- Dam height 67 m
- Storage 266 Mm³
- Transfer canal 9.9 km
- Transfer tunnel 3.3 km
- Irrigation area 86,500 ha