NWSDB urges public to conserve water amid prevailing dry weather

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By Poojathmi Rivithma

Colombo, July 9 (Daily Mirror) - The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced of water supply interruptions in several areas as a result of the ongoing severe dry weather.

The NWSDB said that water levels in key reservoirs are rapidly dropping due to the prolonged drought, while water consumption has surged as people cope with the heat.

In light of limited availability of drinking water, the NWSDB urges the public to use water sparingly and responsibly, ensuring that it is distributed fairly for essential drinking and sanitary needs.

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) requests the people to minimise activities such as washing vehicles and gardening, while using water only for necessary daily tasks.

The NWSDB is making every effort to reduce public inconvenience caused by the dry weather and advises consumers to use safe drinking water as sparingly as possible.

For inquiries, the public can contact the NWSDB Call Centre at 1939.

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D P P Prasad Wednesday, 09 July 2025 06:42 PM

Nobody can fight with the drought it is a natural phenomenon. The reservoirs that cater the drinking water to the main cities may run dry due to the prolonged drought. But even before the pipe borne water mechanism was introduced the people living outside the city limits got used to consume the water being derived from other sources like hand pumps and water wells. But unfortunately most of the water wells and hand pumps are defunct now still some people use the water wells for the other purposes like gardening clothe washing and sanitary activities. Therefore the water board should reintroduce significance of the water wells and the hand pumps in order to mitigate this issue

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joshua Thursday, 10 July 2025 11:07 AM

Just a few weeks ago the sluice gates of many dams were opened due to heavy rainfall. Now in no time the drought has impacted.

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