Aug 25, Kandy: Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa Wednesday inaugurated the Werallegama Water Project at Harispattuwa in Kandy, the capital of Sri Lanka's Central Province.

The project, Harispatttuwa Ruwanpura Sevana community water supply and sanitation programme will meet the drinking water requirements of 450 families living in the area.

The project was completed with a 70 percent contribution of the World Bank. This is the second largest community water supply project among 594 such projects being implemented in the Central Province.

Governor of Central Province, Tikiri Kobbekaduwa, Chief Minister, Sarath Ekanayaka, and parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa were among the participants on this occasion.