Sri Lanka, March 21 -- President Ranil Wickremesinghe unveiled immediate plans to swiftly develop the Mahaweli A and B zones, previously overlooked by the Mahaweli project, as part of the nation's transition towards a modern agricultural economy. He emphasized that this initiative would bring significant benefits to the people residing in these areas.

The President highlighted that without the pioneering efforts of the late Mr. Gamini Dissanayake in implementing the Mahaweli project, which revolutionized irrigation practices in the country, Sri Lanka would not have achieved self-sufficiency in rice production nor would it have met its electricity demands.

President Ranil Wickremesinghe made this statement while participating in the cere...