Minister of Irrigation Chamal Rajapaksa clarified that government has planned on a project to construct two irrigation tanks inside the Sinharaja Rainforest as part of the Gin Nilwala Diversion Project to move clean water to southern areas including Hambanthota at a speaking in Weeraketiya on Saturday ( March 20).

Each tank will span across five acres inside the rainforest and 100-acre forest will be grown at a separate location for the five acres lost in Sinharaja because of this project.The project was planning to awarded to a Chinese company that prepared the plans before five years.

Minister of Irrigation Chamal Rajapaksa has informed Parliament about this project and further explained as it will be carried out after receiving necessary approval from UNESCO and other relevant authorities.

He further explained that government is going to study the environmental harm prior to launching the project.