The project improved access to safe drinking water with an expanded water supply system that included a 100-meter weir across the Deduru Oya river, a 90,000-cubic-meter storage tank, a new intake structure and 8.5 kilometer raw-water transmission main, expansion of the water treatment plant from 9,000 to 14,000 cubic meters per day, rehabilitation of the 110-kilometer water distribution network, 6,500 new service connections, and a continuous water supply for the hospital.