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A rally was held in Jaffna today to mark World Water Day and highlight the importance of clean water.
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The rally saw hundreds of people march through the streets with placards calling for the preservation of clean water.
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Participants also held a street performance, with a play on the importance of saving water.
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See more on World Water Day here.
The rally comes amidst protests by Tamils in Jaffna in recent months demanding the Sri Lankan government provide safe drinking water. Contamination of drinking water continues to be an issue in the North-East, with schoolchildren hospitalised after water poisoning last year.
The crisis has also affected hospitals in the region, with the head of Poonakari hospital having to seek permission from the Sri Lankan military in order to access drinking water, from the previous hospital grounds which are now being occupied by the military.
See our earlier posts:
Sri Lankan military permission needed to access hospital drinking water (21 Mar 2016)
Tamils protest against Sri Lanka government inaction on groundwater contamination in Jaffna (07 Apr 2015)
Tamil schoolchildren admitted to Jaffna hospital after water poisoning (19 Mar 2015)
Protests continue in Chunnakam over water contamination (05 Feb 2015)
Hunger strike continues against water contamination by Chunnakam power plant in Jaffna(22 Jan 2015)