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| NWSDB to start bottling water for drinking |
The
first time ever the state sector National Water Supply & Drainage Board (NWSDB) in Sri
Lanka has planned to initiate a bottled water project to provide potable water
to the areas of the country where safe drinking water is scarce or not
available. NWSDB sources say that the state board expects to introduce the
bottled water to the market at a lower price than the average market price. At
present, Sri Lanka's bottled water industry, which is million rupee profitable businesses,
is entirely run by the private sector. NWSDB plans to introduce the bottled
water to the market within the next two months. The first batch of water
bottles are planned to be sold in the Anuradhapura District in the dry zone,
which has issues regarding the safety of the drinking water. NWSDB could manufacture drinking water at a
very law rate than any other company in Sri Lanka as the main resource, water, is under its
control. If the government could shoulder this business
in large scale, both the industry and prices would be competitive.
