Ensuring drinking water for all

Priyanka KURUGALA

The Water Supply and Drainage Ministry has taken action to ensure drinking water for all, Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardena said.

He was addressing the media after signing a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to construct the Kalutara Integrated Water Supply Project with the Ion Exchange India Ltd at the Ministry at Baththaramulla on Wednesday.

The Indian Exim Bank will fund for the project. Estimated cost of the project is Rs 12,000 million. Around 575,000 individuals will benefit from the project. It will implement covering Matugama, Agalawatta, Kethhene, Kalutara South, Payagala, Maggona, Dodangoda, Morontuduwa, Nagoda, Beruwala, Aluthgama, Darga town and Bentota. The ministry is facing challenges when it is delivering water throughout the country due to its demand. The Ministry and the National Water Supply and Drainage Board have taken action to provide water for rural areas.