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REPORT ON:
DISTRIBUTION OF WATER FOR DRY WEATHER AFFECTED
AREAS IN THE COLOMBO DISTRICT
27TH – 02ND MARCH 2014
1.1 The above Graph show the average rainfall of the Colombo District
SUMMARY OF THE SITUATION
Sri Lanka is an island located in close proximity of the equator and is prone to warm
weather conditions which are hot and humid lasting from December to March that
involve annual occurrences of dry weather in the country. As the seasonal monsoon
rains did not take place last year, the countries natural water sources were depleted
that wells and reservoir are almost empty in areas of Kaduwela, Awissawella,
Homagama and Kesbewa.
Dry weather conditions in the Colombo District have been recorded during the period
of January to March and August to September as the temperature varies from an
average of 27ºC to a maximum of 36ºC where the community in the District affected
with famine, hunger, thirst and diseases due to the lack of proper drinking water and
nutrition. This year’s adverse weather conditions prevailed due the failure of
monsoon rains thus resulting in a heavy depletion of drinking water affecting the
community.
1.2 The above Graph show the average temperature of the Colombo District
WHAT WE DID
According to the assessment conducted by the Branch Disaster Response Team (BDRT)
of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) Colombo, the branch identified that the dry
weather conditions had affected most of the units in the Colombo District where with
the approval of the Governance and the upper management the Branch implemented
a distribution of 16,000 litres of water to over 2000 households in the areas of
Ambalangoda, Rilawala, Siyambalagoda, Magammana, Kahathuduwa, Heraliyawala
and Pahalagama twice a day for 7 days. (8000 litres per trip)
METHOD OF DISTRIBUTION
The Branch with the valuable assistance of the National Head Quarters (NHQ)
contacted the Sri Lanka Water Board in the Colombo District as it was the only and
main source of receiving proper drinking water to be distributed to the community.
The main methods of distribution were house to house and having a temporary
collection point in each of these Grama Niladari Divisions. The water was then
transported from a lorry (assisted by NHQ) and a bowser as we had to cover a vast
area.
OBJECTIVE AND EXPECTED OUTPUT
To successfully distribute safe drinking water for the 2000 households affected by the
dry weather conditions in the Colombo district thus reducing the risk of Non
Communicable Diseases (NCD), thirst and hunger
PICTURES REALTED TO THE PROGRAMME