Orugodawatte-Kaduwela water supply project to be expedited

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The Orugodawatte-Kaduwela water supply project is to be expedited on the instructions of SLMC Leader, City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education Minister Rauff Hakeem.

The decision to accelerate the progress of the project was taken at a meeting held at the minister’s office in the parliament complex with the officials from the concerned departments, recently.

Under the Orugodawatte-Kaduwela project, some 1,500,000 consumers are being benefited through 245,000 water supply connections. This project, started in 2018 is expected to be completed in 2020 and would continue to serve people for several decades. On completion, the supply line could cater to the increasing demand of customers in the projected areas.

The participants of the meeting also identified the snags along the ongoing construction of pipelines from Ambatale to Orugodawatte and decided to expedite the delayed process of laying of pipes in the routes with the cooperation of the Chairman of the Road Development Authority. The project is funded by the Bank Australia, Bank of Ceylon and the Government of Sri Lanka. The meeting was attended by Add. Secretary, Ministry of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education Eng. L. Mangalika, Water Supply and Drainage Board Chairman Eng. K.A. Ansar, its General Manager Eng. Deepthi Sumanasekera, Road Development Authority Chairman Nihal Sooriyarchchi and other senior officials.