Greater Colombo definition

Greater Colombo means areas falling under the Western Province of the Borrower and encompassing the municipal councils of Colombo, Dehiwela/Mt. Lavinia, Sri-Jayawardenapura-Kotte, Kaduwela and Moratuwa, 5 urban councils, and 5 Pradeshiya Sabhas;
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Examples of Greater Colombo in a sentence

  • The objective of the Investment Program is to improve water supply and wastewater service and management in Greater Colombo.

  • The geographic scope of the Investment Program has been defined and is limited to Greater Colombo.

  • Estimates suggest that various sewerage systems operating within Greater Colombo serve a total of 140,000 households.6 The existing sewer network, built largely between 1906 and 2007, comprises around 320 kilometers of sewers, 18 pumping stations in two catchments (north and south), and two sea outfalls.

  • The Investment Program is aimed at providing the residents of Greater Colombo with universal access to water supply (100% coverage of 24-hour piped water supply in Colombo city) and universal access to sanitation, and 100% sewerage coverage in Colombo city, by 2020.

  • By expanding and improving efficiency in transmission and distribution lines by building them nationwide, including in the Greater Colombo area, the Project contributes to increased stability in power supply while stimulating economic activities in Sri Lanka.

  • NWSDB continues to face difficult challenges in Greater Colombo with respect to continuously increasing water demand and very high NRW.

  • Outside of the Greater Colombo area, which has a comparatively well developed sewerage system, wastewater is released to the sea and rivers after being treated inadequately by septic tanks and other such facilities, or even without any treatment.

  • The Investment Program will assist the Government in achieving its goals under the SDP by supporting the Government in achieving its sector targets for the Greater Colombo area.

  • The objective of the Project is to improve the urban environment and public health for residents of Greater Colombo through improved wastewater management services within the Project area.

  • The objectives of the Project are to improve sanitation services to low-income households in Greater Colombo by increasing the number of sewerage house connections to existing and new sewerage networks and improving on site sanitation services at household level.