Reviewed · 30 Oct 2026 Report an error
The Cabinet approved a Rs. 2,946 million project to stop repeated flooding at Wewurukannala near Dickwella, to be carried out from 2027 to 2030 on plans drawn up by the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation.
Key facts from the documents
- About 14 acres of the Beruwala low land are to be restored as a retention reservoir, with a 1.8 km bund carrying Perahara Mawatha and a public walking path.
- The Sandees canal is to be widened down to the lagoon with a maintenance road, and a new bypass canal built from the reservoir to the Beliatta detour road.
- Culverts on the roads and around the reservoir are to be renovated, with general public facilities.
- No call for bids has been seen yet.
How to take it further
Watch for procurement notices from the Sri Lanka Land Development Corporation; contractors need the CIDA grade the notice names.
Assessment
Evidence for
- Cost, period, implementing agencies and the works listed. Document 1
Evidence against
- Announced only: no call for bids or proposals has been seen yet. Document 1
Risks
Not yet assessed
Unknowns
- No closing date is given in the sources. Document 1
How the score and confidence were set
- Status: 20 of 40
- Way to take part stated: 15 of 15
- Dates in the sources: 15 of 15
- Division named: 10 of 10
- Confidence: 20 of 20
- Yes: Main document from an official publisher
- Yes: Main document under 180 days older than our check
- No: More than one document
- Yes: Checksum kept for the main document
- Yes: Checked in the last 30 days
Evidence
The document this record rests on. Facts are restated in our words; the documents are linked, not copied.
- Primary source Cabinet of Ministers decision
Cabinet decisions of 14 September 2026
Department of Government Information
Open document on dgi.gov.lk
