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Tuesday, December 14, 2010 - 5.19 GMT |
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The government has launched a mega infrastructure project to restore water supply and sanitation in the Northern Province.
The project entitled Jaffna and Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project, will rehabilitate and expand water and sanitation infrastructure in target areas of the Jaffna Peninsula.
The project will rehabilitate and improve reservoir headworks, and construct a water treatment and distribution system serving the Jaffna and Kilinochchi Districts. The new water distribution system will provide access to household connections and metered community water facilities.
On the sanitation side, a sewage collection and treatment system for the Jaffna Municipality, low-cost household and communal latrines will be built.
Support will also be given under this project to the Jaffna Water Resources Management Committee to carry out a study and to draw up a comprehensive, integrated water resources management plan. Assistance will also be given to other resource bodies and local authorities, to develop groundwater quality and quantity monitoring and management systems, and to conduct public conservation, environmental protection and hygiene awareness campaigns.
The Asian Development Bank has agreed to provide a U.S. $ 90 million loan for this project and in loans to help Sri Lanka restore water supply and sanitation infrastructure to the conflict-affected Northern Province, and the Bank’s Board of Directors has approved the loan for this project.
The government recognizes the project as a key part of its reconstruction program for the Northern Province, and the impact will be improved health and human development in urban areas of the Jaffna Peninsula for both current residents and the returning IDPs.
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