Badulla - Moneragala water supply project:

Construction accelerated

Nadira GUNATILLEKE

A progress review meeting on the water supply project in progress at Badulla and Moneragala districts in the Uva Province was held in Parliament recently and the implementation of the project has been accelerated. The project is implemented at Rs 853 million, a Water Supply and Drainage Board spokesman said.

According to the spokesman, the Ambagasdowa water supply scheme being constructed at Rs 133 million and is based on Bomuru Ella will provide water for 15,000 people while the Mahiya water supply scheme being constructed at Rs 189 million and is based on Uma Oya will provide water for 32,000 people.

Those sub projects implemented under the main water supply project are in the Badulla district.

Moneragala water supply scheme being executed at a cost of Rs 154.8 million and is based on Maaragala Oya will provide water for 12,600 people while Badalkumbura water supply scheme now in progress at a cost of Rs 124.4 million at Borehole water resource will provide water for 22,000 people. The Wellawaya water supply scheme now in progress at a cost of Rs 250 million and is based on Alikote Ella and Kirindioya will provide water for 7,000 people. These schemes are in the Moneragala district.

The other water supply schemes to be implemented under the same project are Buttala, Kiriibbanwewa, Aluthwela, Muthukandiya, Habbegamuwa, Haliela, Mahiyanganaya, Bandarawela, Haputale, Diyatalawa, Atampitiya, Kandaketiya and Taldena.

Several Cabinet Ministers and MPs who represent the two districts took part in the meeting.