Balachandran Piratheep is a Project Engineer with over 12 years of experience in irrigation, water resources, and rural infrastructure development in Sri Lanka, currently serving under the Climate-Smart Irrigated Agriculture Project of the Ministry of Agriculture. His expertise includes integrated water resources management, climate-smart irrigation, engineering design, contract management, and construction supervision, gained through major government-led and foreign-funded projects. He holds a BSc (Hons) in Engineering from the University of Moratuwa, is currently pursuing an MEng in Environmental and Water Engineering at the University of Peradeniya, and is an Associate Member of the Institution of Engineers Sri Lanka (IESL) and a member of the Engineering Council Sri Lanka (ECSL).