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Research Journal of the University of Ruhuna, Sri Lanka- Rohana 11, 2019

for drinking but the soil in this locality is suitable for a growth such as pineapple But
the said report/paper says that a study pertaining to this matter had been carried out

by a team of researchers and it had been found out by them that the water containing

exceedingly vast amount of acidity has been released from the factory to be
contacted the underground water. (janarala.wordpress.com/2013/08/02/helis-

wenigrs) Report which was summoned by the courts from the analyst was presented
before the latter and its contents are as follows.

“Magistrate said that” according to the report of the Government Analyst Ph value

in the water surrounding the factory is up to 4.55 and that of the factory is 6.52 and
although the water in the surroundings lacks standard that of factory maintains the

standard and the factory water has ammonia nitrate in it and it cannot be
determined that the Ph value has gone down due to factory.” (Lankādīpa,
02.02.2015)

According to the report of the Government water in the factor is more suitable for

drinking than that of the surroundings of the factory. According to the standard No
SLS 614 1983 of Sri Lanka Standards Institutoin Ph value should be between 7.0

and 8.5 and the maximum Ph value range not harmful to health is 6.5 – 9. However,
clean drinking water is one of the fundamental human rights which is recognized not

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only by the world but also by the government of Sri Lanka 3

Table 1. Population in the locality affected by the water
crisis
Provincial Secretariat GrāmaNiladhāri Population
Division Division
Gampaha Bälummahara 3,163
Ratupaswala 3,294
Galloluwa 1,932
Imbulgoda (North) 1,591
Imbulgoda (South) 2,149
Välivēriya (North) 2,921
Välivēriya (South) 1,874
Välivēriya (East) 2,376
Mahara Hēnēgama 2,206

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