The Hon. (Dr.) Susil Ranasinghe - Minister of Housing, Construction and Water Supply
Confirmed that several villages in Porativu Pattu and Manmunai Pattu DS Divisions already have varying levels of pipe-borne water coverage, while others require extensions or upstream infrastructure upgrades. He stated that Kakkachiveddai’s remaining 3.5 km pipeline and Kirankulam-Dharmapuram’s new supply are proposed under the CEDE Project in 2026, with Kirankulam-Dharmapuram targeted to receive water by the end of the year. For Thikkodai-Dumbalai, he said extension is not technically feasible until pumping and transmission main improvements are designed and implemented.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 (a) (i) Yes. However, some villages are already covered with pipe-borne water.
¶ 02 Porativu Pattu DS Division: - Kakkachiveddai: About 80% area covered. Of 345 families in the pipe-laid area, 196 have connections; others have not applied. A 3.5 km balance pipeline is needed to cover about 55 families. - Vilanthoddam: 100% area covered; 213 connections out of 234 families. Others have not applied. - Thikkodai-Dumbalai: Extension of the existing line is technically not feasible without upstream upgrades (pumping and transmission main).
¶ 03 Manmunai Pattu DS Division: - Kirankulam-Dharmapuram: No pipeline at present; an extension is required.
¶ 04 (ii) Steps taken: - Kakkachiveddai: The remaining 3.5 km to be laid under CEDE Project in 2026. - Vilanthoddam: 100% covered. - Thikkodai-Dumbalai: Design work underway for required upstream improvements; without these, extension is not feasible. - Kirankulam-Dharmapuram: Proposed under CEDE Project in 2026; pipe supply bids under evaluation; laying contract under preparation; target to supply water by end of this year.
¶ 05 (b) Not relevant.
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- Hansard, Thursday, 19 February 2026 ·No. 23328 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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