Dhammika Perera
Deputy General Manager, National Water Supply and Drainage Board

Dhammika Perera has over 25 years of experience in engineering, project management, construction management, procurement, and progress monitoring of infrastructure projects. He oversees the Board’s uninterrupted water supply and related activities for the Colombo Western Central Region, while minimizing nonrevenue water losses. He also serves as project director for the Greater Colombo Water and Wastewater Management Improvement Investment Program. He holds a degree in Civil Engineering and a post graduate diploma in Environmental Water Resources Engineering and Management.

Case Study

Improvements in pipeline infrastructure and better customer metering led to significant nonrevenue water reduction and an increase in revenue.