COLOMBO, March 13 (Xinhua) — Water consumption in Sri Lanka has increased 15 percent in recent weeks due to prevailing dry weather conditions, the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) said on Wednesday.
Anoja Kaluarachchi, deputy general manager of the NWSDB, said that the country has been experiencing dry weather for about nine weeks, and the water level of rivers and reservoirs has dropped, impact