People living in Chilaw and its surrounding areas are facing problems in obtaining a clean water supply.

Drinking water for the Deduru-Oya Udakala Village, Munneswaram and surrounding areas is supplied through the Chilaw Water Supply Scheme.

This scheme supplies water to over 7000 families. Locals lament that over the recent past, the water that is being supplied to them is not pure.

When News 1st contacted the Officer-In-Charge of the Water Supply Scheme, Dingiri Bandara, he said that this situation has arisen as result of a malfunction of a filter in the Water Supply Scheme.

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