Residents of Colombo and suburbs have been inconvenienced due to the disruption of water supply to the areas.The supply of water from the Ambatale Water Purification Plant to the Dehiwala water distribution centre was halted yesterday after a main pipe line carrying water between the two locations was damaged.

Residents of Dehiwala – Mount-Lavinia, Wellawatte, Kirulapone, Pamankada, Havelock town, Bambalapitiya, Colpetty, Jayanthipura, Pelawatta, Mulleriyawa, Ambatale and Kohilawatta were severely inconvenienced by the water cut.

Deputy General Manager of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board K.W. Premasiri said that the supply  of water will be returned to normal within a few hours.

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