20 June 2024 05:28 pm Views - 3765
In a statement, the NWSDB clarified that the pipelines depicted in the pictures are from Thailand, not Sri Lanka.
The images are being falsely linked to the incident of the bursting of a transmission pipeline from the Kalatuwawa treatment plant on June 17, it said.
Following the burst of the pipeline, water supply was interrupted for thousands of households in multiple areas.
However, there is no connection between the transmission pipeline burst and the images circulating on social media, it added.
Furthermore, the NWS&DB assured that the water supplied by the National Water Supply and Drainage Board undergoes a thorough purification process before being provided to consumers. It is regularly tested in laboratories and meets all relevant standards.