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Water Supply Services. About 95% of Colombo city is covered by piped water supply. However, low and fluctuating system pressures and intermittent supply is becoming the norm; some areas of the city receive water only in off-peak hours, and other areas receive water for six to ten hours, on average. In 2011, about half of the 290,000 m3/d of water supplied to Colombo city generates no revenue. Non revenue water (NRW) in Colombo city has reached 49% and includes: 33% physical losses, 5% commercia... Read More

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