National Environmental (Upper Kotmale Hydro-power Project-Monitoring) Regulations No. 1 of 2003.

This Regulation is issued by the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources under the Section 32 of the National Environmental Act.
For the implementation of the Upper Kotmale Hydro-power Project, in the area specified in Schedule I, the specific environmental monitoring duties in the form of mitigatory measures as specified in Schedule II shall be carried out by the Project Proponent. The Central Environmental Authority shall appoint a Monitoring Committee for the purposes of ensuring the implementation of the Regulation.
The Watershed Management Plan for the Upper Kotmale Catchment area should be prepared by the Ceylon Electricity Board with a view to mitigating the impacts arising from the project on the environment such as landslides within the area comprising the Project. The Project Proponent shall carry out an assessment of the bib-diversity in the streams impacted by the Project.