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KMC's
Clean Water and Dirty Water Problems
In
this editorial we want to talk about water, a commodity
that many people take for granted but should be treated
with much greater respect. Elsewhere in this edition of
The Kandy News we report on two important water issues in
Kandy. One concerns clean water - the unpaid water bills
totaling Rs 65m to the KMC. The second concerns dirty water
- the start of construction of the sewerage purification
plant in Gannoruwa. Both are equally important issues for
the Kandy community.
It
is perhaps useful to begin by viewing water in a broader
context. Just a few weeks ago the dispute over release of
water from a small irrigation anicut in Mavilaru in the
Eastern Province led to a major battle between the security
forces and the LTTE causing loss of life and large scale
displacement of people.
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