Disaster Management Centre media spokesman Pradeep Kodippili said yesterday that 17 administrative districts in the country face a shortage of drinking water as a result of ongoing drought.
The Ratnapura, Kegalle, Polonnaruwa, Hambantota, Puttalam, Kurunegala, Vavuniya, Jaffna, Mannar, Kilinochchi, Mullaitivu, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Matale, Anuradhapura, Ampara and Moneragala districts are those affected by a lack of adequate drinking water.
The DMC has deployed 500 water bowsers to meet the shortage. All District Secretaries have been provided with necessary funds in this regard, Kodippili said.
About 15,000 water tanks have been installed in these areas to store water supplied by the bowsers and Rs. 20 million has been allocated for this purpose by the government, he added.
Kurunegala District Disaster Management Centre Assistant Director Viraj Dissanayake said 4,399 families in the district face the problem of lack of drinking water.
Ambanpola, Maspotha, Galgamuwa, Udubaddawa, Kotawehera, Polpithigama, Kuliyapitiya, Weerambugedara, Giribawa, Mawathagama and Polgahawela Divisional Secretariat divisions in the district are affected. The government is taking steps to provide theses areas with drinking water by using water bowsers of the Pradeshiya Sabhas in the district.
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