Sri Lanka, Nov. 10 -- The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved two projects worth a total of US$300 million to improve water supply and sanitation services across Sri Lanka, with more than 1.3 million people expected to benefit from improved access to safe and reliable drinking water.

The funding includes a US$200 million Climate-Resilient Sustainable Water Supply and Sanitation Project and a US$100 million second subprogram of the Water Supply and Sanitation Reform Program.

The US$200 million project will improve access to safe water in the Western and Southern provinces while upgrading sewerage and sanitation services for nearly 250,000 people in Jaffna in the Northern Province.

Under the project, new climate-resilient water tr...