Ministry of Water Supply (Sri Lanka)
Government ministry of Sri Lanka
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The Ministry of Water Supply[3] (Sinhala: ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්යාංශය, romanized: jalasampādana amātyāṁśaya; Tamil: நீர்வழங்கல் அமைச்சு, romanized: Nīrvaḻaṅkal amaiccu) is a cabinet ministry of the Government of Sri Lanka responsible for the supply of water and maintenance of water and sanitation infrastructure.
Formed2007
JurisdictionGovernment of Sri Lanka
Headquarters
- Lakdiya Medura, 35 New Parliament road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla
- 6.890600°N 79.926159°E
AnnualbudgetLKR 35.4 billion[citation needed]
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| Ministry overview | |
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| Formed | 2007 |
| Jurisdiction | Government of Sri Lanka |
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| Annual budget | LKR 35.4 billion[citation needed] |
Minister responsible |
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Ministry executive |
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Child agencies |
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| Website | mcpws |
List of ministers
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since 19 Jan 2023 | |
| Appointer | |
| Formation | 12 August 2020 |
| Website | mwsd.gov.lk |
- Parties
Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Ceylon Workers' Congress
| Name | Party | Tenure | President | ||||||||
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| 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 - | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | ||||||||
| Keheliya Rambukwella | Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna | 23 May 2022 - 19 January 2023 | Gotabaya Rajapaksa | ||||||||
| Jeevan Thondaman | Ceylon Workers' Congress | 19 January 2023 - current | Ranil Wickramasinghe | ||||||||