The World Bank has approved a US$ 165 million loan to Sri Lanka to help improve access to drinking water and sanitation.
The districts of Mullaitivu, Kilinochchi, Nuwara Eliya, Badulla, Monaragala, Kegalle and Ratnapura, will see an increase in access to piped water services and improved sanitation, said the World Bank in a press release on Friday.
The World Bank Country Director for Sri Lanka and the Maldives, Francois Clottes, said,
“The World Bank is happy to further support the sustained achievements in the water sector and to join the Government and other stakeholders in efforts to improve access to and delivery of this vital commodity.”
The credit is from a lending arm of the World Bank, the International Development Association (IDA).