China Donates Water Quality Analyzer to Sri Lanka

November 24, 2024

Development - Provincial

China Donates Water Quality Analyzer to Sri Lanka

October 22, 2015

The Chinese Academy Science (CAS) delegation led by Mr. Qiu Huasheng, Deputy Director General of International Cooperation of CAS held an official meeting with Mr. R.M.U.D. Basnayake, Secretary of the Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply, Eng. K.A.Ansar, Chairman of National Water Supply and Drainage Board in Colombo recently.

The two sides exchanged views on the planning, development and remaining issues regarding the cooperation on Chronic Kidney Disease(CKD) study and analysis. During the meeting, CAS donated a set of Water Quality Analyzer worth Rs. 22 million to the Sri Lankan side for the purpose of CKD study and analysis.

During the past three years, CAS has been working closely with the Ministry of Health and Ministry of Water Supply of Sri Lanka, and has done field research in Kandy, Anuradhapura and Jaffna, to find out the effect of water quality on CKD in different regions.