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DIRECTOR

Eng.N.Suthakaran

Provincial Director of Irrigation

Tel: +94- 021-2285446
Fax: +94- 021-2285440
Mobile: 0777235566
Email: irrigationnp@yahoo.com

Mission:

Mission of the Northern Provincial Irrigation Department is providing sustainable irrigation, flood control, drainage and salt water exclusion facilities by managing the schemes in Provincial River basins.

Function

  • Ensuring timely assistance of irrigation department staff in providing sustainable irrigation, drainage, Flood control and salt water exclusion facilities.
  •   Crop diversification to high income yielding intensive agriculture.
  •   Adoption of new appropriate water saving technology.
  •   Increasing the rate of Groundwater recharge.
  •   Regulating agriculture groundwater consumption.
  •   Protecting groundwater resource from being exhausted or being polluted by sea water intrusion.
  •   Improving mobility to facilitate recovery of underperforming schemes to their original designed performance level.
  •   Improving the conditions of the existing Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control and Salt Water Exclusion Schemes to original designed performance level.
  •   Promoting Conducive Working Environment to facilitate recovery of underperforming schemes to their original designed performance level.
  •   Facilitating easy accessibility to Irrigation, Drainage, Flood Control and Salt Water Exclusion Schemes.
  •   Developing water resources to be shared between agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.
  •   Reclaiming inundated low lying lands to be shared between agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.
  •   Protecting low lying lands from floods to be shared between agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.
  •   Reclaiming salt water intruded low lying lands to be shared between agriculture sector and other competitive sectors.
  •   Building implementing Capacity of Irrigation Department.
  •   Vesting powers and responsibilities to beneficiaries (FO) for participatory management in Irrigation Schemes.
  •   Monitoring & Guiding FO’s activities.

Contact Details

Postal Address :  New Kolani Road, A9 Road, Mankulam
General Telephone: 021-2285445
Fax No. : 021- 2285440
e-mail: irrigationnp@yahoo.com

Designation Name 
Telephone Number 
Email
Director Eng.N.Suthakaran Direct: 021-2285446
Fax: 021-2285440
Mobile:077 7235566
irrigationnp@yahoo.com
nsutha1997@yahoo.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Sarvanathan Sarvaraja Direct: 021-2285472
Mobile: 077-1227719
irrigationnp@yahoo.com,
ssarvaraja@yahoo.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Kumarasamy Sivakaran Direct: 021-2285472
Mobile: 077-3940801
irrigationnp@yahoo.com,
navaly123@yahoo.co.uk
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Chandrakumar Pararuban Direct: 021-2285472
Mobile: 077-3736693
irrigationnp@yahoo.com,
para-eng@yahoo.com
Accountant Mrs.Sathivel Jeyarani Direct: 021-2284445
Mobile: 075-2041085
irrigationnp@yahoo.com,
jsathivel@gmail.com
Administrative Officer Mrs.Jegarajah Keethanchali Direct: 021-2285445
Mobile: 077-6670611
irrigationnp@yahoo.com,
jeyakerth@gmail.com
Office of the Deputy Director of Irrigation, Vavuniya Range
Deputy Director, Vavuniya Range Eng.Thambirajah Rajagobu

General: 024-2222360

Mobile: 077-3172093

rajagobu@yahoo.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Vavuniya & Cheddikulam Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Nagasuntharam Vijayaravi

General: 024-2222318

Mobile: 0773051363

vijayaravi.1981@gmail.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Mannar Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Rasaratnam Tharakan General: 0710458682
Mobile: 0770764499
tharakan6984@gmail.com
Office of the Deputy Director of Irrigation, Mullaitivu Range
Deputy Director, Mullaitivu Range Eng.Sivapathasundaram Vihirthan Direct: 021-2060011
Mobile: 0777702247
vihis2001@gmail.com
Senior Irrigation Engineer Eng.Chinniah Amirthasealan

Direct: –

Mobile: 0771615252

chinniah@gmail.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Vijayatharshini Sunoj

Direct: –

Mobile: 0776479793

v.tharshi1992@yahoo.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Vavunikulam Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Kailayapillai Pirahas

Direct: 0243248123

Mobile: 0773051363

kpiragas@gmail.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Muththuiyankaddu Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.(Mrs.) Manjula Joyeskumar Direct: 0243243548
Mobile: 0774592242
manjuuop@gmail.com
Office of the Deputy Director of Irrigation, Kilinochchi Range
Deputy Director, Kilinochchi Range Eng.Kanagasingam Karunanithy Direct: 0212283969
Mobile: 0774369277
kkaruna1975@yahoo.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Indramohan Sunoj Direct: 0212285822
Mobile: 0770818601
i.sunoj@gmail.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Ananthamoorthy Vaiharan Direct: 0212285822
Mobile: 0766356514
vaiharanpagee18@gmail.com
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Pathmanathan Pavathasan Direct: 0212285822
Mobile: 0771250605
thathasan6@gmail.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Kilinochchi East Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Sathiyaseelan Senthilgumaran General: 0212283770
Mobile: 0772247419
sgumaran006@gmail.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Kilinochchi West Division
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Thedsanamoorthy Tisiyanthan Direct: 0212282237
Mobile: 0772928217
tisiyanthan.uop@gmail.com
Office of the Irrigation Engineer, Jaffna Division
Jaffna
Irrigation Engineer Eng.Kunaraj Sujeevan General: 0212222288
Mobile: 0778249780
sujeevanks@gmail.com

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