Access Engineering nears completion of Kandana Water Treatment Plant extension

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The extension of the Kandana Water Treatment Plant under the Kalu Ganga Water Supply Project is implemented by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board and funded by the Japan Bank for International Development (JBIC). Access Engineering PLC along with Salcon Engineering Berhad of Malaysia is proceeding with the construction works related to the expansion of present water treatment plant. Once completed, by the end of the first quarter 2015, this plant will provide an improved potable water supply to the outer southern areas of Greater Colombo and cater to the demand beyond 2016.

Under this project, the treatment capacities of the plant and related facilities will be expanded to supply 60,000 m3/day of potable water benefiting a total of 250,000 people living in Kesbewa, Piliyandala, Jamburaliya, Kumbuke and surrounding areas. The expansion will also reduce the severe dependence on the Kelani Ganga water source for supplying drinking water to the outer southern areas of Colombo. The work of the project involves construction of flocculation and sedimentation basins, installation of filtration units and all other civil, mechanical, electrical and Instrumentation Control Monitoring System (ICM) works, construction of concrete and asphalt paved access roads to the water treatment plants together with bridges and drainages. “We are confident that we can achieve substantial completion of the project by December 2014 and upon completion it will improve the water service provided to the Greater Colombo and enhance the overall quality of city life” noted Kapila Prasanna, the Project Manager of Kandana Water Treatment Plant Extension Project.