Sri Lanka to Carry Out $90m Water and Sanitation Project

Sri Lanka is to launch the Jaffna and Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project with LKR10bn ($90m) funding from the Asian Development Bank.

The project will improve water supply services in the districts of Jaffna and Kilinochchi, provide sanitation infrastructure for residents in the Jaffna Municipal Council area and strengthen water resources management in the Jaffna peninsula.

The project is expected to provide new water connections to 60,000 households in Jaffna and Kilinochchi and connect 20,000 households in the Jaffna Municipal Council area to the sewer network.

The total cost of the project is $164m, out of which ADB will fund $90m and Agence Française de Development will provide $48m.

The project will be implemented by the National Water Supply & Drainage Board of Sri Lanka and is expected to be completed by February 2017.