Assessing resilience of water infrastructure projects in urban areas (a case study of Colombo Metropolitan Region - CMR)

Abstract

In the Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR), sustained productivity development is key to Sri Lanka's 2022 growth as a middle income economy. One of the most valuable growth engines in Sri Lanka is the increased productivity of the CMR or Western Province. However, the CMR must remain comparable with other Asian urban areas. Priority should also be given to reinforcing the most vibrant service industries such as Information Technology (IT), financial services and shifting from low to high valueadded production opportunities. Urban sprawl is the consequence of legal and

structural restrictions on land prices and insufficient resources for effective and

productive land usage and property development.

Several underground water pipelines were built in the Colombo Metropolitan Region about fifty years ago. These pipes have reached the end of their useful life and require extensive repairs. Based on the literature review, it was identified that water and wastewater treatment systems require upgrades to meet contemporary environmental standards. However, as per the objectives of the research, it is to assess the resilience of water infrastructure projects in urban areas to examine the required level of policies for resilience of water infrastructure projects in urban areas and to examine the impact and externalities on the resilience of water infrastructure projects in urban areas. The capacity utilization and requirements, policies, strategy, and capital accumulation to the resilience of water infrastructure projects in Colombo Metropolitan Region (CMR). Additionally, it implies that the impact and the corelation of the independent variables, capacity utilization and requirements, policies, strategy, capital accumulation to resilience of water infrastructure in Sri Lankan urban areas.