SLN resets floating boom washed away in Kelani river
May 19, 2021Sri Lanka Navy (SLN) supported the National Water Supply and Drainage Board yesterday (May 18) to reinstall the floating boom that had been washed away about 400 meters of the Kelani river due to the rising water levels during adverse weather.
The 320 feet long floating barrier has been installed to prevent debris and oily particles from entering the intake well of Ambathale Water Treatment Plant from the Kelani river.
SLN deployed a team of divers and Special Boat Squadron personnel with Cedric Boats attached to the Western Naval Command and fetched the floating boom back.
