About Us

Who We Are

Southern Provincial Irrigation Department (SPID) came into being with the formation of Southern Provincial Council in 1988. The functions and duties of the province formerly carried out by the Central Irrigation Department were handed over to the Southern Provincial Irrigation Department as per 13th amendment to the Constitution. According to the 13th amendment all non-major provincial irrigation schemes should be under the purview of the Provincial Department.

In the Districts of Galle and Matara no inter-provincial irrigation schemes but most of major irrigation schemes in Hambantota District are inter-provincial schemes. In Hambantota SPID has a prominent role of developments of water resources for irrigation in the province. In Hambantota, one of the driest district in the country has more than 800 minor tanks fed by the catchments within the province to store the last bit drop of rain water and the farmers are immensely helped by these tanks not only for their paddy cultivation but also for their domestic use as well as for their livestock.

The Southern Provincial Irrigation Department has a huge responsibility to renovate and modernize tanks and other irrigation schemes to their full potential.