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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 - 05.00 GMT |
USAID provides safe water to Ampara
communities
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The United States Agency for International
Development (USAID) yesterday completed of
the Pottuvil/Ulla Water Treatment Plant and
Ulla Supply System, to give the residents of
these coastal villages safe and clean water
for the first time since the tsunami.
USAID has been able to complete its
investment in wells, transmission lines, the
treatment plant and a large elevated storage
tank with the additional grant by AmeriCares.
The additional contribution has also allowed
the National Water Supply & Drainage Board
to work with the local users to connect the
supply directly to their homes, schools,
hotels and workplaces.
The new water treatment plant and
distribution system have been designed in
partnership with the National Water Supply &
Drainage Board.
USAID provided US$8.3 million and AmeriCares
funded another US$1.0 million to extract
water from untreated ground wells, clean the
water, and distribute the water through
pipelines to the community.
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