The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands has been working for the last few weeks with the Presidential Taskforce on the Kidney Disease Prevention and other relevant Government of Sri Lanka entities to prepare and execute the DRR mission in Sri Lanka.

"As a country renowned for its expertise on water and delta management, the Netherlands feels a responsibility to share its knowledge worldwide. That is why the Dutch government has initiated the Dutch Risk Reduction Team (DRR)," the Netherlands Embassy in Colombo said in a statement.

The DRR team of experts advises governments on how to resolve urgent water issues related to flood risks, water pollution and water supply, to prevent disasters or to rebuild after water related disasters.

The DRR mission took place from April 3rd to 9th April 2016. The team consisted of four water experts - three from the Netherlands and one from Sri Lanka.

During the mission, the team participated in a stakeholder meeting at the Presidential Secretariat, collected water samples during their field visits to the Anuradhapura and Polonnaruwa districts and conducted a debriefing meeting for the stakeholders at the Ministry of City Planning and Water Supply.

The DRR mission's report with their findings and conclusions is expected to be published next month.