This component of the project will support technical assistance to improve sector capacity by preparing a (i) comprehensive Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Program, (ii) preparation of a National Program to develop a strategy to mitigate the aggravating effects of drinking water quality on CKDu.

Preparation of a Water Supply and Sanitation Sector Program will aid the GoSL to strategically invest in the sector through a programmatic approach.

The development of a program to mitigate the aggravating effects of drinking water quality on CKDu would entail Water Quality Mapping to assess the ground water quality at the district levels & preparation of a National Strategy to enable NWSDB and other sector organizations to provide a comprehensive Water Supply Scheme(WSS) in response to the CKDu threat.