On the same day that the National Water Supply and Drainage Board (NWSDB) opened its new Centre of Excellence for Water and Sanitation (CEWAS), on December 14, 2022, General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) signed an agreement with NWSDB to jointly conduct a certificate course on “Operation & Maintenance In Wastewater Treatment Plants”.

Major General Milinda Peiris, the Vice Chancellor of KDU, and Mr. Nishanth Ranatunga, the Chairman of the NWSDB, signed the Agreement in the presence of the Hon. Minister of Water Supply and Drainage, Dr. Kehelia Rambukwella, and other distinguished guests.

KDU and NWSDB intend to advertise the programme for professionals in the water industry and offer the course for the first batch in January 2023. This Agreement was part of the many activities planned by both government institutions as part of the MOU signed in February this year.

The Agreement signing ceremony was also attended by the Dean Faculty of Engineering, Capt (retd) SU Dampage, Dean Faculty of Technology, Dr Prasanna Premadasa, Prof Kumari Fernando and several other academics and students of KDU.