COLOMBO (News 1st): The supply of water to Colombo 06, 12, 13, 14 and Colombo 15 will be suspended for 9 hours on Saturday (Aug 15), the National Water Supply and Drainage Board said.

Accordingly, the water supply will be suspended from 8:00 pm tonight (Aug 15) till 5:00 am on Sunday morning (Aug 16).

Further, water supply to Colombo 11 will be under low-pressure conditions.

The water cut is due to repair activities of pipelines in the Colombo Municipality, the Water Board noted.

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