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  2. National Water Supply and Drainage Board - Wikipedia

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    Website. waterboard .lk. The National Water Supply and Drainage Board (commonly abbreviated as NWSDB) is the National Organization responsible for the provision of safe drinking water and facilitating the provision of sanitation to the people in Sri Lanka. The organization had its beginning as a subdepartment under the Public Works Department ...

  3. Ministry of Irrigation and Water Resources Management

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    www .irrigationmin .gov .lk. Footnotes. [2] [3] The Ministry of Irrigation [4] ( Sinhala: වාරිමාර්ග අමාත්‍යාංශය; Tamil: நீர்ப்பாசன அமைச்சு) is the cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for: [5] The development of the nation's water resources and ...

  4. Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System - Wikipedia

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    The Sri Lanka Interbank Payment System, commonly known as SLIPS, is a LKR-only online interbank payment and fund transfer system in Sri Lanka.. SLIPS is owned by LankaClear, an organization owned by the Central Bank of Sri Lanka and all Licensed Commercial Banks operating in Sri Lanka, with 47.19% of shares held by the CBSL and State owned commercial banks, and 52.81% by other private banks.

  5. Sri Lanka passes controversial bill to regulate online content

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    The Online Safety Bill, which passed with 108-62 votes, aims to “make provisions to prohibit online communication of certain statements of fact in Sri Lanka” and “prevent the use of online ...

  6. Tank cascade system - Wikipedia

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    Rain clouds over a tank, or wewa, in Sri Lanka. The tank cascade system ( Sinhala: එල්ලංගාව, romanized: ellangāva) is an ancient Sri Lankan irrigation infrastructure. The system is a network of small tanks draining to large reservoirs that store rainwater and surface runoff for later use. [1] [2] Originating in the 1st ...

  7. Litro Gas - Wikipedia

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    www .litrogas .com. Litro Gas is Sri Lanka 's largest gas company. It controls 85% of Sri Lanka's gas market. The company is wholly owned by Sri Lanka Insurance Corporation . Established in 1872 as Colombo Gas and Water Company, [2] it was a wholly owned subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell until 2010, when it was purchased by the government of Sri ...

  8. Victoria Dam (Sri Lanka) - Wikipedia

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    Victoria Dam ( Sinhala: වික්ටෝරියා වේල්ල Viktoriya Vella) is an arch dam located 130 mi (209 km) upstream of the Mahaweli River 's mouth and 4 mi (6 km) from Teldeniya. It is named in honor of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom. Its main purposes are irrigation and hydroelectric power production. It is the ...

  9. Geography of Sri Lanka - Wikipedia

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    Sri Lanka, formerly called Ceylon, is an island nation in the Indian Ocean, southeast of the Indian subcontinent, in a strategic location near major sea lanes. [1] The nation has a total area of 65,610 square kilometres (25,330 sq mi), with 64,630 square kilometres (24,950 sq mi) of land and 980 square kilometres (380 sq mi) of water. [1]