Four Reverse Osmosis plants declared open for community use
 

Yet another Community Welfare Project of the Sri Lanka Navy came to a successful end with the opening of 04 Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants under the auspices of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Sirimevan Ranasinghe in Anuradhapura on 17^th November 2018. The Sri Lanka Navy takes much interest in the installation of RO units, going by the visionary concept of the President His Excellency Maithripala Sirisena. Sri Lanka Navy’s Research and Development Unit makes commendable effort in setting up these units, in coordination with the Presidential Task Force on Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease.

Accordingly, the new installations were set up at Hatharaswala Junior School in Saliyapura, Teaching Hospital Anuradhapura, Dhamma Parami Aranya Senāsanaya in Katukeliyawa and the temple premises of Mirisawetiya in Anuradhapura. Meanwhile, the Sri Lanka Navy has installed a total of 512 RO plants across the country to date.

Venerable Maha Sangha, Commander North Central Naval Command, Rear Admiral Muditha Gamage, Director Naval (Research and Development), Captain Lasitha Gunasekara, Commanding Officer SLNS Pandukabhaya, Captain Sumithra Fonseka, the Director of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, the Principal of Hatharaswala Junior School, senior and junior officers from the Navy, staff members of Anuradhapura Teaching Hospital, school children and residents of the area were also present on these occasions.