Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management
# Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

The Ministry of Irrigation (Sinhala: වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for:

* The development of the nation's water resources and irrigation infrastructure
* The management of river basins, groundwater sources and irrigation systems a by operation and/or maintenance
* Conservation and protection of sources of water (groundwater included), including monitoring pollution levels and ensuring water quality, as well as preventing salt water intrusions into fresh water sources
* Allocation of water resource use at a national level (not to be confused with the more in-depth functions of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board)
* Maintaining national drainage networks and flood protection systems
* Engineering consultancy services
* Oversight and promotion of rainwater harvesting.

To this end, the ministry drafts policies and legislation, as well as provides guidelines, advice and consultancy.

## List of ministers

### Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party  United National Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna

| Name | Party | Tenure | President | Ministerial title |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| Nimal Siripala de Silva | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015 | Mahinda Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
| Duminda Dissanayake | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 12 January 2015 - 22 March 2015 | Maithripala Sirisena | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
| Gamini Vijith Vijithamuni Soysa | Sri Lanka Freedom Party | 22 March 2015 – 12 August 2020 | Maithripala Sirisena | Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management |
| Chamal Rajapaksa | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 12 August 2020 - | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation |
| Roshan Ranasinghe | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 23 May 2022 - Present | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | Ministry of Irrigation |
