Sri Lanka, May 1 -- The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said that it has discovered a large groundwater source in the Mananketiya area of Urubokka, offering a potential solution to the severe drinking water shortage affecting the area.

The discovery was made yesterday (30), with officials stating that the discovered new source will help address the acute drinking water crisis faced by tens of thousands of residents within the Pasgoda Pradeshiya Sabha area in the Matara District.

The residents of the area had raised concerns that water levels in Urubokka wells were depleting even during minor droughts, leading to drinking water shortages.

They also alleged that water distribution through bowsers, typically used as a tem...