11 March 2016 12:47 pm
Defence Secretary Karunasena Hettiarachchi declared open an Reverse Osmosis plant for public use in Irattai Periyakulam in Vavunia yesterday. Navy Commander Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne,Minister of Agriculture Duminda Dissanayake, Tri Forces Commanders, Commander North Central Naval Area, Rear Admiral Dimuthu Gunawardena, host of officers representing the Naval Headquarters and North Central Command and residents of the area were present on the occasion.
The Sri Lanka Navy has implemented the RO plant project as a social welfare motive for the needy. It will fulfill a long-felt need in the area where a high prevalence of the Chronic Kidney Disease is recorded.