18-hour water cut for many areas in Kalutara District on Friday (10)

by Zulfick Farzan 09-09-2021 | 1:32 PM

COLOMBO (News 1st); The National Water Supply & Drainage Board said an 18-hour water cut will be experienced from 08:00 AM on Friday (10) to 02:00 AM on Saturday (11).

The areas that will be affected are :

Wadduwa / Waskaduwa / Pothupitiya / Kalutara (South/North) / Katukurunda / Nagoda / Bentota / Payagala / Bombuwala / Maggona / Beruwala / Darga Town / Aluthgama / Pilaminawatte / Kaluwamodara / Moragalla.

The NWS&DB said the water cut is due to the disruption of the power supply to the Kethhena Water Purification Plant for essential operations of the Ceylon Electricity Board and for upgrading operations of the Aluthgama, Mathugama & Agalawatte Joint Water Supply Project.