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2. National Water Supply and Drainage Board - Wikipedia

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   Website. waterboard .lk. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (commonly abbreviated as NWSDB) is the National Organization responsible for the provision of safe drinking water and facilitating the provision of sanitation to the people in Sri Lanka. The organization had its beginning as a subdepartment under the Public Works Department ...

3. Biyagama Water Treatment Plant - Wikipedia

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   The Biyagama Water Treatment Plant or BWTP is a water treatment facility located at the bank of Kelani River, in Biyagama, Sri Lanka. At a daily output capacity of 160,000,000 L / d (1,900,000 L/ ks ), it is the second largest water treatment facility in the country. The plant provides drinking water to approximately one million people, in ...

4. Kelani River - Wikipedia

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   The Kelani River ( Sinhala: කැළණි ගඟ) is a 145-kilometre-long (90 mi) river in Sri Lanka. The fourth-longest river in the country, it stretches from the Sri Pada Mountain Range to Colombo. It flows through or borders the Sri Lankan districts of Nuwara Eliya, Ratnapura, Kegalle, Gampaha and Colombo. The Kelani River also flows ...

5. List of countries by access to clean water - Wikipedia

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   Share of the population without access to an improved water source, 2020. Global access to clean water is a significant global challenge that affects the health, well-being, and development of people worldwide. While progress has been made in recent years, millions of people still lack access to safe and clean drinking water sources.

6. Mavil Aru - Wikipedia

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   Mavil Aru. Coordinates: 8.257942°N 81.269985°E. The Mavil Aru ( Mother River) is a waterway that supplies water to some regions of eastern Sri Lanka. The closing of the sluice gates is considered to be the official beginning of the Eelam War IV although violence including skirmishes and bombings happened before. [1]

7. Maha Oya - Wikipedia

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   The Maha Oya ( Sinhala: මහ ඔය, lit. 'Great River') is a major watercourse in the Sabaragamuwa Province of Sri Lanka. It measures approximately 134 km (83 mi) in length. [1] It runs across four provinces and five districts. The Maha Oya has 14 water supply networks to serve the need of water and more than 1 million people live by the ...

8. Mahaweli River - Wikipedia

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   The Mahaweli River ( Sinhala: මහවැලි ගඟ, literally "Great Sandy River"; Tamil: மகாவலி ஆறு [ mahawali gangai ]), [ 2] is a 335 km (208 mi) long river, ranking as the longest river in Sri Lanka. It has a drainage basin of 10,448 km 2 (4,034 sq mi), the largest in the country, which covers almost one-fifth of the ...

9. Environmental issues in Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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   In 2000, only 25% of the households in Sri Lanka got their water through pipes. Even the water that does come through the pipe from local suppliers is not monitored efficiently. This is why a part of the population does not get clean drinking water. [2] Sri Lanka's wastewater management requires a lot of work.