Water bills of over 2 million household and business establishments are to be increased by 30 per cent soon, National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) sources said.
NWSDB sources said the proposal on a new water tariff has been forwarded to a Cabinet sub-committee and the new fares will be announced soon after its approval.
The board has to spend Rs. 310 per water unit as production cost and it is levying only Rs. 62 per unit from the consumer, a senior official of the NWSDB said.
Water bills of households that utilise between 16 and 20 units of water will be increased by Rs.8 while the monthly service charge will go up to Rs.320.
For usage between 26 and 30 units of water the tariff increase will be Rs.26 while the monthly service fee is Rs.600. (Bandula)
Public Security Minister Ananda Wijepala told Parliament today that the suspect in the rape of a lady doctor at the Anuradhapura teaching hospital has been identified as an army deserter and he will be apprehended shortly.
Police have arrested the suspect connected to the sexual assault on a female doctor at the Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital today morning in Galnewa.
The Dutch Public Prosecutor suspects two companies of paying bribes in the construction of hospitals in Sri Lanka, according to an investigation by FD, the Dutch financial newspaper.
The Minister of Power, Kumara Jayakody, stated that in the future, internationally funded projects, such as power projects, will only be carried out through government-to-government (G2G) agreements and competitive procurement.
The Government today tabled in the House the Report of the Commission to Inquiry into the Establishment and Maintenance of Unlawful Places of Detention and Torture Chambers in the Batalanda Housing Scheme.
Israel, a major player in the global diamond and jewellery trade, has invited Sri Lankan gem and jewellery businessmen and designers to collaborate with Israeli diamond traders.
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