WB to fund new reservoir

Jaffna Special Corr

A water reservoir will be built at a cost of Rs 260 million with World Bank assistance at Valvettithurai, Engineer in charge of National Water Supply and Drainage Board, Northern Region, Thavendrakumar said.

He said that a reservoir of 760 cubic metres is being constructed at Valvettiturai. People living in 13 Grama Niladhari divisions will be benefited by this scheme. The water for this reservoir will be channelled from Manalkaddu.

He said that the first phase of the pipe-borne water supply projects at Irupalai with UNICEF funds is in progress.

Drinking water for this scheme is obtained from the bottomless well at Nilavarai in Puttur and carried to a distance of ten miles through pipes to Irupalai. Four thousand people will be benefited by this scheme.

He added that with the assistance of the World Bank another drinking water scheme is to be started at Maruthankerni at a cost of Rs 25 million.