Water supply projects :

Minister orders speedy completion

Priyanka KURUGALA

To realize the concept “Drinking Water for All” under the Mahinda Chintana future vision programme, Water Supply and Drainage Minister Dinesh Gunawardana has directed every officer to complete small scale water supply projects and all medium scale water supply projects countrywide with immediate effect.

He has ordered them to identify all practical problems and implement solutions while constructing water supply projects all over the country.

Completing all projects on time will ensure the national wealth is protected. Workers also need to be creative to complete all works successfully, Minister Gunawardana said.

The minister made these remarks at the progress review meeting held at the Water Supply and Drainage Ministry in Battaramulla recently.

He said 1,200,000 persons will be provided drinking water facilities from small and medium scale water supply projects throughout the country. While another 1,279,500 individuals will be benefitted. So far around 50 small and medium scale water supply projects are being constructed, he said.

The total cost of these projects will be Rs 14,232 million. The Ministry expects to inaugurate all those projects soon. To make it a success the Ministry will issue instructions to the authorities to work according to a timetable, he said.