• සිරිමාවෝ බණ්ඩාරනායක

  • சிறிமாவோ பண்டாரநாயக்க

  • SIRIMAVO BANDARANAIKE

" The World's First Female Prime Minister "

February 1976 – Mahaweli Project commences

Pursuant to the initial project implementation in her first term as Prime Minister, Mrs Bandaranaike’s government commenced stage one of the ambitious Mahaweli project with the diversion of the river, to irrigate the dry zone, at Polgolla near Kandy.