Ministry of Water Supply (Sri Lanka)

Minister of Water Supply
Minister of Water Supply
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	Incumbent; Jeevan Thondaman; since 19 Jan 2023
Appointer	The President
Formation	12 August 2020
Website	mwsd.gov.lk

Ministry of Water Supply
ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්‍යාංශය; நீர்வழங்கல் அமைச்சு
Ministry overview
Formed	2007
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Lakdiya Medura, 35 New Parliament road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla; 6°53′26″N 79°55′34″E / 6.890600°N 79.926159°E
Annual budget	LKR 35.4 billion[citation needed]
Minister responsible	Jeevan Thondaman, Minister of Water Supply;
Ministry executive	Dr.(Eng.) Priyath B.Wickrama, Ministry Secretary;
Child agencies	National Water Supply and Drainage Board; Department of National Community Water Supply;
Website	mcpws.gov.lk

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.

List of ministers

Parties

Sri Lanka Freedom Party Sri Lanka Podujana Peramuna Mahajana Eksath Peramuna Sri Lanka Muslim Congress Ceylon Workers' 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 -	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

References

^ ^a ^b "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.
^ "UNICEF donates water bowsers to support Sri Lanka drought relief". Colombopage.com. Colombo Page. 29 August 2017. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
^ "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

External links

Government of Sri Lanka

[minister-1] "LIST OF CABINET MINISTERS". cabinetoffice.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

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

[3] "Extra Gazette No. 2281/41 of 27.05.2022 (Duties and Functions)" (PDF). documents.gov.lk. Retrieved 2022-06-10.

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Ministry of Water Supply (Sri Lanka)

Contents

List of ministers

See also

References

External links

Ministry overview
ජලසම්පාදන අමාත්‍යාංශය நீர்வழங்கல் அமைச்சு

Formed	2007
Jurisdiction	Government of Sri Lanka
Headquarters	Lakdiya Medura, 35 New Parliament road, Pelawatta, Battaramulla 6°53′26″N 79°55′34″E / 6.890600°N 79.926159°E / 6.890600; 79.926159
Annual budget	LKR 35.4 billion^{[citation needed]}
Minister responsible	Jeevan Thondaman^[1], Minister of Water Supply
Ministry executive	Dr.(Eng.) Priyath B.Wickrama^[2], Ministry Secretary
Child agencies	National Water Supply and Drainage Board Department of National Community Water Supply
Website	mcpws.gov.lk

Minister of Water Supply

Incumbent Jeevan Thondaman^[1] since 19 Jan 2023
Appointer	The President
Formation	12 August 2020
Website	mwsd.gov.lk