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Press briefing of Cabinet Decision taken on 2017-11-07
Galigamuwa Water Supply Scheme
- Under the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement project, it is expected to provide upgraded Water Supply facilities for about 530,000 people and upgraded sanitation facilities for another 175,000 people living in 540 Grama Niladhari Divisions, in the Districts of Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Badulla, Monaragala, Ratnapura, Kegalle and Nuwara Eliya.

Under the first component of this project, the Galigamuwa Water supply scheme, in Kegalle district is expected to be constructed and by which safe drinking water will be provided for a population of 45,000 in 29 Grama Niladhari Divisions including the Galigamuwa town, as well in future. Therefore, the proposal made by Hon. Rauff Hakeem, the Minister of City Planning and Water Supply, to award the contract for the construction of a Water Treatment Plant with a treated water production capacity of 9,000 cubic meters per day and the laying of transmission and distribution systems and the related activities, to M/s Sierra Construction (Pvt.) limited, for a sum of US$ 4.6 million and LKR 1,268 million, as recommended by the Standing Cabinet Appointed Procurement Committee, was approved by the Cabinet.