The aim is to help the dry zone better control its water supply for power generation and farming.

目的是帮助干旱地区更好地控制发电和农业供水。

Mr. Shanmugasivanathan said the dry zone faces the extremes of floods and drought as the rain patterns have changed.

Shanmugasivanathan 先生说， 随着降雨模式的改变， 干旱地区面临着极端的洪水和干旱。

A water infrastructure project for the dry zone has been in Sri Lankan plans since the 1970s.

自 1970 年代以来， 干旱地区的水利基础设施项目一直在斯里兰卡的计划中。

The international lender also estimates that 70 percent of the dry zone's population depends on agriculture.

国际贷款机构还估计， 干旱地区 70% 的人口以农业为生。