Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2019-09-24

Construction of the Sangilipalama Rural Water Supply Scheme in the Nuwara Eliya District

- The objective of the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (2015 2020) is to improve the supply of pipe born water and sanitation facilities focusing on 540 Grama Niladhari Divisions in the selected 07 districts of Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Badulla, Moneragala, Ratnapura, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya which do not have safe drinking water facilities. Accordingly, the proposal made by the Minister of City Planning, Water Supply and Higher Education to award the contract for the construction of the Sangilipalama Rural Water Supply Scheme which is implemented, as a part of the project to provide safe drinking water to 14 Grama Niladhari Divisions and to benefit 3050 households by 2039 in the Kotmale Divisional Secretariat Division in the Nuwara Eliya Dirtrict to M/s Q SJV (Qingdao Savinda JV) as recommended by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, was approved by the Cabinet.