19/11/2020
Stage II of Sri Lanka's joint-largest Water Treatment Plant, the Kelani Right-Bank Water Supply Scheme, was ceremoniously inaugurated today, 18 November 2020 by the Hon. Prime Minister Mahinda Rajapaksa, with the Hon. Minister of Water Supply, Vasudeva Nanayakkara and respected dignitaries in attendance.
Implemented by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) with the Main Contractor Suez of France, the new plant is expected to benefit 1.75 million people in Colombo and Gampaha Districts. MAGA completed civil works of the project on schedule, despite the prevailing COVID-19 global pandemic, enabling the timely commissioning of the water treatment plant and the pipelines network.