Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage

Minister of Water Supply
Minister of Water Supply
	Incumbent; Vasudeva Nanayakkara; since 12 August 2020
Appointer	The President
Formation	12 August 2020
Website	mwsd.gov.lk

Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply
නගර සැලසුම් හා ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්‍යාංශය; நகர திட்டமிடல் மற்றும் நீர்வழங்கல் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed	2007
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Lakdiya Medura, 35 New Parliament road, , Battaramulla; 6°53′26″N 79°55′34″E / 6.890600°N 79.926159°E
Employees	113[citation needed]
Annual budget	LKR 35.4 billion[citation needed]
Minister responsible	Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Minister of Water Supply;
Deputy Minister responsible	Sanath Nishantha, State Minister of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development;
Ministry executive	Dr.(Eng.) Priyath B.Wickrama, Ministry Secretary;
Child Ministry	National Water Supply and Drainage Board;
Website	mcpws.gov.lk

The Ministry of Water Supply (formerly the Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply) (Sinhala: ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්‍යාංශය Jalasampādana Amathyanshaya; Tamil:

நீர் வழங்கல் அமைச்சு) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the supply of water and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure.

List of ministers[]

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Muslim Congress

	Party	Tenure
Dinesh Gunawardena	Mahajana Eksath Peramuna	23 April 2010 - 9 January 2015	Mahinda Rajapaksa
Rauff Hakeem	Sri Lanka Muslim Congress	12 January 2015 - 15 November 2019	Maithripala Sirisena
Mahinda Rajapaksa	Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna	22 November 2019 - 12 August 2020	Gotabaya Rajapaksa
Vasudeva Nanayakkara	Democratic Left Front	12 August 2020 - Present	Gotabaya Rajapaksa

References[]

^ "UNICEF donates water bowsers to support Sri Lanka drought relief". Colombopage.com. Colombo Page. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

External links[]

Government of Sri Lanka

[1] "UNICEF donates water bowsers to support Sri Lanka drought relief". Colombopage.com. Colombo Page. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.

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Ministry of Water Supply and Drainage

Contents

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Ministry overview
නගර සැලසුම් හා ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්‍යාංශය நகர திட்டமிடல் மற்றும் நீர்வழங்கல் அமைச்சு

Formed	2007
Jurisdiction	Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Lakdiya Medura, 35 New Parliament road, , Battaramulla 6°53′26″N 79°55′34″E / 6.890600°N 79.926159°E / 6.890600; 79.926159
Employees	113^{[citation needed]}
Annual budget	LKR 35.4 billion^{[citation needed]}
Minister responsible	Vasudeva Nanayakkara, Minister of Water Supply
Deputy Minister responsible	Sanath Nishantha, State Minister of Rural and Divisional Drinking Water Supply Projects Development
Ministry executive	Dr.(Eng.) Priyath B.Wickrama^[1], Ministry Secretary
Child Ministry	National Water Supply and Drainage Board
Website	mcpws.gov.lk

Minister of Water Supply

Incumbent Vasudeva Nanayakkara since 12 August 2020
Appointer	The President
Formation	12 August 2020
Website	mwsd.gov.lk