The Rotary Club of Colombo,
D3220 Sri Lanka declared open five reverse osmosis filtration plants to provide
safe drinking water to five village communities including two schools, in Medawachchiya, Parasangaswewa, Nochiyagama, and Maha Wilachiya in the
Anuradhapura District, North Central Province of Sri Lanka where the prevalence Chronic Kidney Disease (CKDu) has shown an alarming increase in recent years. Approximately ten
thousand men women and children living in these areas will benefit from these
plants. The village communities were also provided with an education on water, sanitation and its relationship to better health and related safety issues to bring about positive behavioural changes.
The total cost of the plants approx. Rs 8.7 million, (US$ 60,000) was
funded by a Global Grant from the Rotary Foundation and supported by the Rotary
Clubs of Katsuura, Japan, Nuremberg, Germany and Rotary International Districts
2790, Japan and 1880, Germany.
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| Children enjoy safe drinking water |
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| Plant Room at Sri Siddhartha Maha Vidyalaya, Maha Wilachiya |
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| Rtns President Mohammed Abidally and IPP Setsuko Urushibara ceremonially decalre open water project at Kirrigallewa, Medawachiya |
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| Rtn's from the Rotary Clubs of Colombo, Anuradhapura, and Katsuura (Japan) |
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| Plant Room at Amabagaswewa, Parasangaswewa |
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| Ralapanawa Janapada Vidyalaya, Nochiyagama |
