Mega City will have desalination too: Champika

Sri Lanka will launch a project to desalinate sea water in order to meet the ever rising demand for clean water in the Western Province and in particular for the newly constructed Port City, Megapolis and Western Development Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said.

The desalination would be done using electricity in off peak hours and in addition uses recycled waste water for non-drinking purposes, Minister Ranawaka added.

Minister Ranawaka pointed out that the desalination was a part of the multi faceted infrastructure and logistic improvement under the Mega City Structural Development Plan (MCSDP)

The desalination would be done using electricity in off peak hours and in addition uses recycled waste water for nondrinking purposes

that would cover the extension of Baseline Road to Galle Road, extension of the Polduwa — Koswatte Road, which is under construction to Kelaniya via Kolonnawa, widening the road section of 120 bus route from Pamankada Bridge to W.A. Silva Mawatha.

The NCSDP will also include the Construction of a new express transport way from multimodal transport hub in Makumbura to Mahenawatte Science and Technology City, construction of new flyovers in Kohuwala junction and Railway crossing near Castle Hospital Construction of multimodal transport hubs in Battaramulla, Katunayake, Kadawatha, Moratuwa, and Panadura and regularizing the bus service reaching the town. Extension of proposed elevated road from Kelani Bridge to Rajagiriya via Orugodawatte to Outer Circular Highway covering Battaramulla administrative city. Improvement of municipal solid waste disposal yards using sorting or burning technology.

Development of big reservoirs in Seethawaka Ganga and Wee Oya which are branches of Kelani River to meet the demand.