Disruption to water supply likely due to prevailing drought: NWSDB

9 April 2021 12:00 am Views - 149

By Chaturanga Samarawickrama  

The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) announced that water supply would be disrupted due to the prevailing dry weather condition in 
the country.  

It said water scarcity is due to inadequate rainfall in the hydro catchment areas and also owing to an increase in water consumption during the festive season.  
The NWSDB said that it was facing difficulties in continuing water supply applying equal pressure for 24-hours.  


The Board said the current dry weather condition could lead to low-pressure water supply to consumers in some elevated areas.  


Therefore, people are requested to preserve water and to use it sparingly for essential purposes, it said.