JICA hands over Sewerage Master Plan to NWSDB

JICA Sri Lanka office, Takashima Kiyofumi, Senior Representative, hands over the final documents of the Master Plan to the Chairman National Water Supply & Drainage Board.

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has extended support for development of Sewerage Master Plan to National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) since 2015, and the Master Plan for it has been completed.

On 13th August 2020,JICA Sri Lanka office, Takashima Kiyofumi, Senior Representative, handed over the final Documents of Master Plan to the Chairman National Water Supply & Drainage Board,. Nishantha Ranatunga at the Head office of National Water Supply & Drainage Board Ratmalana. General Manager of NWSDB Eng. R.H. Ruvinis, Eng. T.S. Wijethunga – Addl.GM (P&P), Eng. N.H.R. Kulanatha – Addl.GM (Sewerage), Eng. T.W.S. Perera – Addl.GM (WSP), Eng. Jaliya Seekkuge-DGM (ADB-JICA), Eng. (Mrs.) S. Jayasinghe – AGM(JPU), Eng. (Mrs.) K.P.P. Dharmasena – AGM (Sewerage), Eng. (Mrs.) C. Ruwanpathirana – Eng (JPU) and Eng. M.G. Hemachandra – Senior Project Specialist (JICA) Participated in the event.

In 2010, the Sri Lanka Government declared Water & Sanitation to be an “inalienable right” and set the goal of developing the infrastructure to provide access to safe drinking water and sanitation facilities for the entire country by 2025. Currently, only 2.4% of the population of Sri Lanka has access to Pipe sewerage. However, the piped water supply coverage is around 48%. There is a big gap between pipe water and pipe sewerage.

Considering the above circumstances, the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has provided technical cooperation for carrying out the studies as stated below:

1. Strategic Master Plan under the Sewerage Sector for the whole island

2. Five Cities Master Plan for high priority five cities

3. Detail study for most prioritized two cities.

o Additional Study on Kotte Sewerage Development

o Additional Study on Nuwara Eliya Sewerage Development