RO plant installed by Navy declared open for the use of general public

A Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant installed under the directives of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Piyal De Silva, at Magul Maha Viharaya in Lahugala, was declared open today (12^th March 2020).

Accordingly, this RO plant system was installed making use of the Navy’s manpower and funds of the Ministry of Heath, Nutrition and Indigenous Medicine, in a bid to quench the drinking water requirement of the people in the area around Magul Maha Viharaya in Lahugala. The RO plant was declared open by the Commander Southeastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Senarath Wijesooriya amidst the blessings of Maha Sanga and it is capable of providing drinking water for residents of the area and the devotees who come to worship the historical temple as well. The monks of the temple and a large crowd including people in the area and naval personnel were present on this occasion.

As a partner of the national programme on Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease, SL Navy is determined to install more RO plants to provide pure drinking water for the people in areas where high prevalence of kidney disease is recorded.