Deepthi Upul Sumanasekera, National Water Supply & Driange Board, RSC-NW, us.deepthi@gmail.com
Managing a safe water supply for basic hygiene practices for a mass under an emergency situation is not an easy task for the responsible authorities. However the Government of Sri Lanka together with the help of Non Governmental Organizations (NGOs) managed the situation reasonably well in respect of the Internally Displaced People temporary settled in the relief villages established in the dry zone of the Province of Sri Lanka, in 2009. Supplying water for different purposes extracted from different water sources with different chemical and bacteriological quality through strong water safety plan was the most appropriate solution for this. This methodology practically tested at the field and the experiences gathered are discussed in this paper/poster in order to disseminate globally the positive and negative sides of the approach adapted for the benefit of the other practitioners in the water sector.
Key Words: water safety, emergency situations, integrated approach,