Water Management degree course to be introduced in a Sri Lankan university

(May 24, 2010) Sri Lanka Minister of Irrigation and Water Management Nimal Siripala de Silva says that a degree course on water management will be introduced to Sri Lankan universities.

He said that water management has become a top priority in the modern world since water has become a scarce resource.

The attempts of Sri Lanka government in connivance with the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund to commercialize water resources in the island came under severe criticism by activists a decade ago.

The Minister further said that this degree course will be hosted by Uva –Wellassa university situated in Badulla district he represents.

Minister Nimal Siripala de Silva revealed these facts addressing the gathering after opening a computer laboratory in a school in Welimada. He has just returned from Geneva where he presided the World Health Assembly convention.

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