Two water schemes to be commissioned

Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena and German Ambassador Jens Ploetner will open two water supply schemes built at Galagoda and Hikkaduwa on September 5 at 9.30 am. These are two sub projects come under the main project which cost Rs 4,896 million.

The German Government provides 25.2 million Euro for the entire project, Media Coordinator to the Minister Lalith Rohana said.

According to Rohana the Sri Lankan Government's contribution for the entire project is Rs 1,222 million.

Construction of a new treatment plant, laying of 24 Kilometres long transmission mains, laying of 156 Kilometres long distribution main in Balapitiya, Ambalangoda, Rajagama Pradeshiya Sabha areas and construction of three water reservoirs, one tower and a booster station to provide water to new areas in Kosgoda, Ambalangoda, Galagoda and Hikkaduwa comes under the second phase of the same project, he said.

The project was implemented with the financial grants from the Governments of Germany and Sri Lanka as an effort to reconstruct the water supply infrastructure in the tsunami affected areas.

The project will provide water for 194,000 consumers in three Pradeshiya Sabhas, Balapitiya, Ambalangoda and Rajagama. This is an increase of around 100,000 water consumers adding around 20,000 new connections, he added. NG