The Kuwait government is to finance the Kalu Ganga Development Project which aims to develop and inject into the Mahaweli irrigation systems the untapped water resources of Kalu Ganga. President Mahinda Rajapaksa as Minister of Finance and Planning is to enter into an agreement with the Kuwait Fund for Arab Economic Development to obtain a loan amounting to 10 million Kuwait Dinars (approximately US$ 37million) to finance the Kalu Ganga Development Project. The project will be implemented by the Mahaweli Authority under the supervision of the Ministry of Agriculture and Agrarian Services. The project consists of 5 key components: a dam of 67m in height and 546m in length on the Kalu Ganga at Pallegama, a 9.8 km long transfer canal followed by a 3.2km long tunnel to transfer water from Pallegama to Moragahakanda, a second tunnel of 7.2 km length from Bowatenna Reservoir to Lenadora, upgrading of the Hurulu Wewa Feeder Canal (33 km), Yan Oya Canal (7.4 km) and Eru Wewa Canal (7 km) and environmental impact mitigation and enhancement measures including reforestation and wildlife protection.