Niripola rural water scheme to benefit 170 families

Mohammed Naalir

Urban Development and Sacred Area Development Minister Dinesh Gunawardane commissioned the Niripola rural water supply scheme constructed at a cost of Rs. five million. This scheme will benefit 170 families.

Minister Gunawardane said the traditional development drive has been modernised with State funds and put to good use with rural labour.

Minister Gunawardane said that the Gama Neguma and Maga Neguma development drives initiated under the Mahinda Chinthana is the means to utilise the rural resources and labour for development.

More than 3,200 community water supply schemes have been completed so far in various parts of the country, he added.