Project at a Glance
With more than 693,000 beneficiaries, the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WaSSIP) aspires to increase access to piped water services and improve sanitation in the selected districts; and to strengthen the capacity of associated institutions; increasing the access to safe piped water supply to 60 percent of the population from the current coverage of 44 percent.
Projects Components
- Water Supply and Sanitation Infrastructure.
- Institutional Capacity Strengthening.
- Sectoral Technical Assistance .
- Project Management Support
Vision
“Provide access to safe drinking water for all citizens over the medium term (by 2020) with a particular emphasis on increasing the quality of service (in- creasing the proportion of people served through piped water connections to 60% (3 million people) (at present 45%) and tripling coverage by sewerage systems to 7%).”
Project Objectives
There are several objectives of the project.
- Provide safe pipe borne water to people in rural areas
- Provide safe pipe borne drinking water to semi urban areas
- Provide safe drinking water and sanitation facilities to people in estate sector in Nuwara Eliya district
- Ensure safe sanitation facilities
- Improve skills in rural water sector
- Rehabilitate the identified rural water supply schemes
- Construct septage treatment plants in project areas
The Project Will Benefit
- 7 Districts
- 426000 People with improved water supply
- 43000 Families with improved sanitation facilities
What's New
Opening ceremony of the Kotiyakumbura Wa…
Opening ceremony of the Udugoda Water Quality Testing Laboratory in Kegalle District was held on 24.06.2020
Opening ceremony of the Udugoda Water Qu…
Opening ceremony of the Udugoda Water Quality Testing Laboratory in Kegalle District was held on 24.06.2020
Opening ceremony of the Public Convenien…
Opening ceremony of the Public Convenience Center - Rumbukkana in Kegalle District was held on 24.06.2020
Opening ceremony of the Parape Kanugolla…
Opening ceremony of the Parape Kanugolla Integrated Rural Water Supply Scheme in Kegalle District was held on 24.06.2020
Opening ceremony of the Public convenien…
Opening ceremony of the Public convenience centre and Septage treatment plant in Killinochchi District was held on 01.07.2020
Ceremony of laying Foundation Stone for …
Opening Ceromony of Sornatota Divisional Secretariat Division in YatilaElla Water Supply Scheme, Badulla Distrct, was held on 28th May, 2020
One of the School Sanitation Project Han…
School Sanitation Project has been handed-over to Bandarawela Central College on 19th February 2020. Total Project Cost is Rs. 7.5 Million,and approximately 600 students benefit from this project.
Water Quality Testing of Community Manag…
A Programme to asses drinking water quality of community managed Water Supply Schemes has been started 06th January 2020 from Sewanagala DS division in Monaragala District.
Handing Over Ceremonies of RWSS's in Bad…
We are beginning of third year so far we have completed several projects and hand over to community for their uses, Recently Diyathalawa- Aluthwela RWSS, Uva Ben Head RWSS, Yalagamuwa...
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Thalawakale - Nuwara Eliya District
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Glassugh Estate - Nuwara eliya District
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Dunsinane Middle - Nuwara Eliya district
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Latest Update
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Opening ceremony of the Kotiyakumbura Water Quality Testing Laboratory in Kegalle District
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Opening ceremony of the Udugoda Water Quality Testing Laboratory in Kegalle District
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Opening ceremony of the Public Convenience Center - Rumbukkana in Kegalle District
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Opening ceremony of the Parape Kanugolla Integrated Rural Water Supply Scheme in Kegalle District