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| Sunday, 2 October 2005 |
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Celltel donates Rs. 180 million for tsunami reconstruction Following the tsunami that ravaged the country in December last year, Celltel and its parent company Millicom allocated Rs. 180 million towards the recovery and reconstruction of the country with the funds going to the Health Ministry's efforts towards rebuilding the destroyed Grama Medical Centres from Panadura to Jaffna in the Southern and Eastern districts of Sri Lanka. "In fact our's was the first corporate initiative in the health sector" said CEO Celltel, Dumindra Ratnayaka. "The GMCs are the first point of medical aid for most villagers, and their destruction has caused great hardship to the people, hence we decided that it was an extremely worthwhile project to undertake as being part of Celltel's corporate social responsibility". Deputy Minister of Healthcare, Nutrition and Uva Wellassa Development, Mahinda Yapa Abeywardena laid the foundation stone for the reconstruction of the first 'Gramodaya Health Centre' at Kahandamodera, Tangalla, in the Hambantota District. CEO Celltel, Dumindra Ratnayaka, Dr. Welallawela, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Healthcare, J. Karunaratne, Deputy General Manager (Technical Services), Central Engineering Consultancy Bureau (CECB), consultants to the project, and S. T. B. Dissanayake of Sierra Construction Ltd., contractors, were also present. "To date we have completed 90% of the project and the first GMC is due to open towards the end of October" said Celltel's Project Manager for the Tsunami Reconstruction Program, Olitha Gunaratne. |
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