Srilanka, Sept. 12 -- Vanni District MP Thurairasa Ravikaran said in Parliament yesterday only about 20 percent of drinking water needs are met in parts of the Mullaitivu district.Install Water Filters

The 20 percent baseline represents the long-standing deficit in permanent, pipe-borne clean water infrastructure across the region, the situation has escalated into an acute crisis due to a prolonged dry spell and developing El Nino conditions gripping Sri Lanka.

He made this statement in Parliament yesterday while speaking on a private member motion proposed to bringing Industries related to Petroleum, Fuel and Water under the regulation of the Public Utilities Commission of Sri Lanka brought by SJB MP Nalin Bandara.Design Campaign Sign...