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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-03-14
Improvement of the Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management
- Asian Development Bank (ADB) has granted US$ 112.83 million to Sri Lanka for the 'Greater Colombo drinking Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Programme - Project 3' for upgrading the Wastewater Services and Management in the Greater Colombo Area to enable the residents of the area to live in a more conducive health surrounding. Accordingly, the proposal made by Hon. Faiszer Musthapha, the Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government to award the contract for the provision of New Gravity Sewers, Force Mains and Pump Stations for the Kirullapona Wastewater Catchment Area in Colombo Municipal Council Area, to the substantially responsive lowest bidder, M/s. Larsen & Toubro Limited, utilizing a part of the loan, for a total sum of Rs.7,015.91 Million as recommended by the Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee with the concurrence of the Asian Development Bank, was approved by the Cabinet.