According to the National Water Supply and Drainage Board, school premises have been identified as the main place where water wastage occurs.

After that, the most water wastage is from the water supply lines of the puja grounds.

Additional General Manager (Charges) of the National Water Supply and Drainage Board Mr. Ekanayake Weerasinghe said that government offices and religious places have been identified as the next places where water wastage occurs.

He also mentioned that it has been found that the wastage of water is increasing due to the free supply of water to schools and places of worship.

Its sources say that the board loses more than one crore rupees annually due to wastage of water.