Navy declares open its 59th Reverse Osmosis plant
 

Following a visionary concept of His Excellency the President Maithripala Sirisena and at the directives of Project Director of Presidential Task Force on Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease, Mr. Asela Iddawela, three more Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants installed by Sri Lanka Navy's Research and Development Unit, were declared open today (2). Sri Lanka Navy’s Research and Development Unit conducts this noble task under the supervision of Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne.

These three RO systems were declared open as part of the Sri Lanka Navy's community service project operated focusing on the wellbeing of the civilian population. Accordingly the facilities were installed at Dehigolla Maha Vidyalaya and Arawaththa Maha Vidyalaya in Mahiyangana and Civil Defence Force camp in Kondachchi, Silawathura. With the latest installation, the Navy has been able to set up 59 RO plants throughout the country thus far.

Realizing the grave need for having more Reverse Osmosis plants in areas which are prone to Chronic Interstitial Nephritis, Sri Lanka Navy’s Research and Development Unit is very much instrumental in developing more RO systems at low cost for the use of needy people. The new facilities are able to process safe drinking water for 1,500 children, 50 teachers of Dehigolla Maha Vidyalaya and 800 families in the area and 141 children, 12 teachers of Arawaththa Maha Vidyalaya and 626 families in the area. The compartments, in which the RO systems are housed, were constructed by the naval Civil Engineers under the supervision of Commander South Eastern Naval Area, Rear Admiral Sumith Weerasinghe.