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Welcome to Jaffna Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project

The goal of the project will be improved health and human development in urban and predeshiya Saba areas of Jaffna & Kilinochchi. The project will contribute rehabilitating, reconstructing, and developing areas affected by conflict. The outcomes of the project will be

(i) Improved water supply & sanitation infrastructure for residents and returning internally displaced persons in the targeted urban & pradeshiya saba areas.

(ii) Improved protection & management of Jaffna peninsula's water resources.

The water supply project will cover 300,000 beneficiaries & the Sewerage Reticulation System including treatment plant and effluent disposal reuse system will cover the most densely populated areas of Jaffna Municipality and the University, benefiting 80,000 beneficiaries. If effluent disposal reuse system is not feasible, sea outfall will have to be considered for implementation.

Water Supply & Sanitation

Executive Agency : Ministry of Water Supply & Drainage
Implementing Agency : National Water Supply & Drainage Board

Iranaimadu Head Works

Executive Agency : Ministry of Local government & Provincial Council
Implementing Agency : Northern Provincial Council, Irrigation Department

Objectives and Scope

The Goal of the Project will be improved health and human development in urban and predhesa saba areas of Jaffna and Kilinochchi. The project will contribute to rehabilitating, reconstructing, and developing areas affected by conflict.

Beneficiaries

The beneficiaries of the Jaffna-Killinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project includes

300,000 beneficiaries for water supply

80,000 beneficiaries for sanitation

55,000 beneficiaries for irrigation

Community based water supply and sanitation project

The community based rural water supply and sanitation project in post conflict areas of Jaffna & Kilinochchi is one of the rural component to reduce poverty and improve the quality of life in Post-Conflict Rural Communities for residences and returning internally displaced people in Jaffna and Kilinochchi districts through improved water supply and sanitation (WSS) services.

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