User:Rasumohan/Jaffna-Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project
| Jaffna-Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Location | Jaffna & Kilinochchi, Sri Lanka |
| Construction started | February 2011 |
| Completed | October 2016 |
| Cost | USD $ 164.04 million |
The Jaffna-Kilinochchi Water Supply and Sanitation Project (or JKWSSP) (Tamil: யாழ் கிளிநொச்சி நீர் வழங்கல் மற்றும் சுகாதரத்திட்டம்) is an under implementation project initiated by Government of Sri Lanka and funded by Asian Development Bank. This is a large scale project with a cost of LKR 18,328.19 million and benefiting 300,000 [1] people who are in immediate need of drinking water and sanitation facilities.
Background
The need to provide drinking water to Jaffna Peninsula and Kilinochchi District has been considered vital for more than two decades. After disasters, the Government of Sri Lanka as one of many infrastructure development projects, initiated JKWSSP in during 2010. However, the Feasibility Study was started early by 2005 by SMEC Consultants [2].
Location
The Project involves in two Districts of Northern Province, Sri Lanka, namely Jaffna and Kilinochchi. The two districts got affected by the long-term conflict and Tsunami that hit in 2004. Jaffna District had a population of 607,158 as of December 2012[3], while Kilinochchi District had 126,613 people by end of 2011.
Present Situation of Water Supply and Sanitation in Jaffna and Kilinochchi
At present
Ground Water Conditions
Water Supply
Sanitation
Water Resource Management
The Project
Components
Water Supply
Water Supply Works consist of
Sanitation
Jaffna Water Resource Management Committee
Controversies
Farmers
See also
References
- ^ http://www.jkwssp.org/
- ^ http://www.smec.com/Default.aspx?aProjId=401
- ^ Statistical Hand Book, 2013, Jaffna District