Jaffna water supply project to be launched soon
The joint venture between China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC),
a construction company, and Business Promoters and Partners Limited (BPPE),
a local engineering company, has been awarded the contract for the
Jaffna-Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitisation Project by the
Government.
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Officials of NWSDB, CMEC and BPPE at the tree planting
ceremony in Jaffna after the kick off meeting of the
project. |
The agreement between the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB)
and the CMEC-BPPE Joint Venture for the construction of the Water Supply
and Sanitation Project, was signed recently at the NWSDB head office in
Ratmalana.
Chairman, NWSDB, K.M. Anzar said that around 300,000 people in the
Jaffna-Kilinochchi areas will benefit from this project.
The Jaffna Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project has been
identified by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) as a
priority urban water supply project to be implemented under the Asian
Development Bank (ADB) - AFD and GOSL assistance due to social needs as
well as government policy towards provision of infrastructure facilities
to Northern Province war-torn areas.
This project which will cover a main portion of the Jaffna peninsula,
Punagary and Palai areas, is estimated to cost Rs. 2.89 billion (approx
US$ 21.25 million) for the supplying and laying of treated water
transmission mains and construction of three treated water sumps at
Kaliundai, Pungudativu and Poonakary.
The project which includes the construction of three ground water
reservoirs at Kaliundai, Punguditivu, and Poonakary, laying of water
transmission pipelines in Jaffna and the Killinochchi districts and to
Nagadeepa, Elinathive and Aunathive islands is due to be completed in
July 2018. |
