The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors has approved $40 million in additional financing for Sri Lanka to expand water supply, sanitation, and hygiene services in 7 districts through the Water Supply and Sanitation Improvement Project (WASSIP), the World Bank said in a statement yesterday (10). WASSIP is the third water sector project financed by the World Bank since 1998 to provide safe drinking water and sanitation in rural, estate and urban areas of Sri Lanka. The project finances new water supply systems, rehabilitation of existing water supply systems, toilets for households and schools, and septage treatment plants. “Building safe water supply and sanitation systems to ensure a healthy nation is crucial as Sri Lanka battles the COVID-19 pandemic,” said Faris Hadad-Zervos, World Bank Country Director for Maldives, Nepal, and Sri Lanka. The project is implemented by the Ministry of Water Supply and the project management unit includes staff from the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB).

Source: The Nation June 11, 2021 14:00 UTC