CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR 400,000 FAMILIES BY 2025
CLEAN DRINKING WATER FOR 400,000 FAMILIES BY 2025
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COLOMBO (News 1st): The State Ministry of Water Supply hopes to provide drinking water for 400,000 families that do not have access to clean drinking water at present, in the coming four years, ministry officials said on Tuesday (Jan. 26).
The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) has so far provided water for 51% of the Sri Lankan population, S.G. Wijayabandu, the Secretary to the State Ministry of Water Supply said.
According to Secretary S.G. Wijayabandu, there are difficulties in providing access to drinking water for certain areas, as a result of geological locations; thereby, the Department of National Community Water Supply will provide water for such areas through wells and other water supply projects.
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By Eng. Thushara Dissanayake
Today, the shortage of freshwater is a worldwide problem and Sri Lanka is no exception. According to the National Water Supply & Drainage Board, 8.4% of the population still have no access to safe drinking water. The situation will worsen further with the increase in population and migration of the rural population to urban areas another salient demographic change. Agriculture is also facing a grave situation in spite of the availability of several water supply sources such as surface storage reservoirs and river systems. In addition, rainwater is directly used for agriculture mostly in the dry zone. Groundwater too is used for both drinking water supply and agriculture. Strategies like the reuse of wastewater are not common in our country yet, probably due to the lack of technology. When agricultural and other water needs are taken into account, meeting all these demands with available water sources will be far beyond reality.