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Final Report Final Report Medium to Long-term Multi-stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of the Kelani River Basin Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Medium to Long-term Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of the Kelani River Basin 2016-2020 January 2016 Medium to Long-term Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of the Kelani River Basin was developed by the Central Environment Authority (CEA) and International Union for the Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sri Lanka Country Office with the participation of a large number of stakeholder groups. Scope of this publication has been enriched as a model for managing catchments and river basins in support of Water Safety under the National Pavithra Ganga (Clean River) programme of the Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment with the technical inputs from the Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply, and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Medium to Long-term Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of the Kelani River Basin, 2016-2020 ISBN: 978-955-0205-39-4 First Edition: January, 2016 © Editors: Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri Mr. Ajith Rodrigo Ms. Kushani De Silva Citation: Mallawatantri, A., A. Rodrigo and K. De Silva. 2016. Medium to Long-term Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of Kelani River Basin. Central Environment Authority and International Union for the Conservation of Nature Sri Lanka Country Office, Colombo. 153 pp. This is an open access publication by Central Environment Authority (CEA) and International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in Sri Lanka. A free downloadable copy is available at www.cea.lk or www.iucn.lk. Users may reuse, reprint, modify, distribute, and/or copy text, figures, graphs and photos so long as the original source is credited. The designations employed and the presentation of material in the Medium to Long-term Multi- Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of Kelani River Basin do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of CEA or IUCN concerning the legal status of any party. IUCN Sri Lanka, as the technical agency that conceptualized and developed this plan with the support of stakeholder entities has taken great care to ensure that all statements made in this work are backed up by credible scientific evidence. However, on behalf of the team IUCN assumes full responsibility for any errors or omissions. Published by: Natural Resource Management and Monitoring Unit Central Environment Authority 104, Parisara Piyasa Battaramulla Sri Lanka ii Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Acknowledgement The timely and outstanding inputs from over 50 agencies combined with the global experiences on river basin management and conservation made the vision, strategy and action plan presented in this document comprehensive. The project team wishes to recognize a number of contributions towards this task. We thank the Ministry Secretaries, Mr. B.M.U.D. Basnayake, former Secretary, Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply and the former Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Mr. Nimal Hettiarachchi, Secretary, Ministry of Urban Planning and Water Supply, Mr. Karunasena Hettiarachchi, former Secretary, Ministry of Urban Development and Water Supply and Mr. Udaya R. Senavirathne, Secretary, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment for their leadership roles throughout the process and into the future. Dr. Sunimal Jayathunga, Director of Sustainable Development and Climate Change, Ministry of Mahaweli Development and Environment encouraged the team to formulate the project as the “Integrated Plan” for the Kelani River Basin under the National Pavithra Ganga (Clean River) Programme. At CEA, Prof. Lal Mervin Dharmasiri, Chairman provided the leadership to the project. Mr. K. H. Muthukudaarachchi, Director General of CEA was an integral part of the team. The team value the contributions of Dr. Sanjaya Rathnayake, Deputy Director General (Pollution Control, CEA) for continued support all along. We are grateful for the inputs on communications and education by Mr. Jayavilal Fernando, Deputy Director General (Environmental Education and Awareness, CEA), Mr. Sunil Udukala, Deputy Director (Media, CEA), Mr. D. Senavirathne, Assistant General Manager (Sociology, NWSDB,) Mr. Sarathchandra Muthu Banda, Manager (Public Relations, NWSDB) and Mr. P. Hemantha Abeykoon (Public Relations, NWSDB). L.P.R.J Wijesinghe, Chief Chemist (Ambathale, NWSDB) and Ms. Wasantha Wijesinghe, Director (Laboratory Services, CEA) and Eng. Mrs. P. Hettiarachchi, Director (Hydrology, Dept. of Irrigation) provided the data for pollution load modelling. Special thanks to NWSDB for sharing the data free of charge for the project. We thank Mr. Lalith Weerasekera, Senior Chemist (Kegalle, NWSDB) for sharing field experience at minor-watershed level. Concepts for future studies including the draft terms of references were provided by Mr. R.S. Wijesekara, General Manager (Water Resources Board), Mr. B. A. Jayananda, Deputy Director (Land Use Policy Planning Department), Dr. Niroshana Wickramarachchi, Senior Scientist (National Aquatic Resource Agency) and IUCN Staff Mr. Shamen Vidanage, Programme Coordinator, Prof. Devaka Weerakoon, Coordinator (Biodiversity and Ecosystems), Mr. Sampath A. Goonatilake, Senior Programme Officer (Biodiversity) and Mr. Naalin Perera, Programme Officer (Biodiversity). We appreciate their technical inputs. Further, we recognize the contributions of IUCN staff, namely, Mr. Bandula Withanachchi, Human Resource Manager, Mr. Shantha Gamage, Finance Officer, Ms. Padmi Meegoda, Programme Assistant, Ms. Darshani Wijesinghe, GIS Officer, Mr. Sajith Harsha, Web Development Assistant and Interns Ms. Surabhi Sinha and Ms. Yasara Kannangara for their contributions at different stages of the project. iii Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Prof. Padmalal Manage, University of Sri Jayewardenepura supported in identifying the water quality parameters to be measured in the future to strengthen the monitoring of water quality in the basin while sharing his ideas on ongoing and potential ground water related studies. UNDP Every Drop Matters (EDM) Project helped in the initial set of agency consultations. We thank Ms. Nilanka Karunaratne former UNDP EDM staff for her coordination role. We also thank Mr. Wasantha Senadeera, former UNDP Disaster Management staff for the help to identify new monitoring sites. We wish to thank US Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA), Minnesota Pollution Control Agency (MPCA) and a number of other international resources for providing guidance and allowing us to learn and adopt material to strengthen this plan. Financial and Technical assistance of United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) in Sri Lanka with specific inputs on water safety by WASH specialist Mr. Suranga De Silva for the preparation of this strategy and plan under the UNICEF’s WASH programme is most appreciated. iv Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Project Team Central Environment Authority (CEA) Mr. K. H. Muthukudaarachchi, Director General – Guidance and Coordination Mr. U. K. D. G. Jayasinghe, Deputy Director General - Quality Assurance and liaison Mr. Ajith Rodrigo, Director – CEA Project Coordinator and editorial and review inputs Ms. Wasantha Wijesinghe, Director, Water quality data Ms. W.M.P. Gunathilaka, Deputy Director, Review inputs Ms. C.H. Edussuriya, Assistant Director - GIS maps and data Ms. G.D.P.N. Chathurika, Senior Environmentalist - Coordination and quality assurance Ms. H. P. Hansika Dulanjalee, Environmental Officer - Coordination support International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) Sri Lanka Country Office Dr. Ananda Mallawatantri, Project Leader – Design, formulation and authoring Ms. Kushani De Silva, Project Coordinator – Coordination, compilation and edit support Ms. Sandamali Pathirage, Project Assistant - GIS mapping, data and visualizations Ms. Dinithi Samarathunga, Project Assistant – Water quality and project support United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) Mr. Suranga De Silva, Water Sanitation and Hygiene Specialist – Technical inputs for linking catchment and river basin management with the implementation of Water Safety Plans of World Health Organization (WHO). v Kelani River Basin Multi-Stakeholder Partnership Stakeholder Agencies and Representatives In the development of the Medium to Long-term Multi-Stakeholder Strategy and Action Plan for Management and Conservation of the Kelani River Basin, 2016-2020. Agency 1 Ministry of Mahaweli Development & Environment 2 Ministry of City Planning & Water Supply 3 Ministry of Land and Land Development 4 Ministry of Plantation Industries 5 Ministry of Local Governments and Provincial Councils 6 Ministry of Health 7 Ministry of Education 8 Ministry of Provisional Council and Regional Development 9 Central Environment Authority (CEA) 10 National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) 11 Land Commissioners Department (LC) 12 Department of Forest Conservation (FD) 13 Land Use Policy Planning Department (LUPPD) 14 Mahaweli Authority of Sri Lanka (MASL) 15 Survey Department (SD) 16 Coast Conservation and Coastal Resources Management Department (CC&CRM) 17 National Planning Department (NPD) 18 Irrigation Department (ID) 19 Department of Agriculture (DoA) 20 Department of Wildlife
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