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made arrangements already to commence building filters using the few molds
made available by CAWST for the workshops.
To facilitate access to clean drinking water for the rural communities by the
acquisition of 1000 biosand filters by them in the district of Rathnapura in the
year 2007/2008.
4.0 Situational Analysis:
- 144,000
- 45,000
- 50,000
- 35,000
- 14,000
- 144,000
Several recent studies carried out using the test results of water samples
obtained from wells in Matara and Galle districts have shown that more than
90% of the tested wells were contaminated.
As such, with the removal efficiency of 98% of bacteria, more than 80% of
viruses, 100% protozoa and helminths, the biosand filter will benefit at least
the 35,000 households served by the unprotected wells in Matara district.
Though detailed information of this nature is not available with us for
Ratnapura district, it is learnt from the PHII who participated at the workshops
that a similar situation prevails there too.