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Work on Rs. 400 m Ayurvedic healing resort begins next year

Work on the Vendol Ayurvedic healing resort, built at a cost of Rs. 400 million, a BOI project will commence next year at Wadduwa. It will be limited to thirty rooms under the first stage.

According to the Managing Director of Godakanda Herbals (Pvt) Ltd, Lelwela G. Godakanda there is a big demand for Ayurvedic medicinal treatment for various ailments in the western world. He expects to run this resort exclusively for German customers.

"The mere practising of Ayurveda is not the aim of the Vendol Ayurvedic healing centre. Patients will be cured of their ailments during their stay in the resort, the MD said." Two senior Ayurvedic doctors and the staff for the centre have been recruited under the supervision of Dr. Roy Perera. A training program in Ayurvedic treatment and mind training is being conducted for them.

The MD said orders have been placed to import raw materials from India for Ayurvedic medicine. The equipment, machines, beds, equipment for sauna baths, steam baths and mud pack treatment will be imported from Italy and Germany.

The thousand-year-old Ayurvedic and Sinhala medicinal treatment must be genuinely practised. The wealth of Ayurvedic knowledge of India and Sri Lanka can be used for the well-being of humanity, he said.

Godakanda Herbals (Pvt) Ltd produces Ayurvedic balm, ANGC tablets, herbal toothpaste and soap. According to the MD the Market demand for his Aurvedic herbal soap, "Venivel" is very encouraging.

His cherished dream to introduce a herbal Ayurvedic soap, Godakanda resulted in his first consignment of a minimum quantity of 10 tons of "Venivel" soap many years ago. At that time he did not have, very expensive soap-making machines. Although the soap manufacturer's time frame to sell 10 tons of "Venivel" was at least six months, it was sold within one month, he said. When it was launched he had used the southern belt of Sri Lanka for "Venivel" sales.

"Venivel soap" is a product based on Indian and Sri Lankan purity and beauty culture practices, using herbs such as Venevalgata, turmeric, margosa and white sandalwood. Godakanda said that "Venivel" soap enjoys a market share of over 30 percent.

The export market for his herbal products has shown an upward trend. At present these products are exported to Italy, Germany, UK and the Middle East countries. Sri Lankans working in the Middle/East and Europe take Venivel soap, T & G toothpaste and vendol balm with them, he said.

All Godakanda products are produced at the state of the art manufacturing plant at Kandy Road, Wewaldeniya, 60 kilometres away from Colombo. This plant is equipped with modern soap and toothpaste making machines imported from Germany, Italy and India.

The well planned and neatly maintained eight-acre factory premises gives visitors peace and tranquillity. At present nearly one thousand people are employed. A well disciplined work-force comprising a large number of young girls and boys attend to their assigned duties without any managers, is the significant feature of the Godakanda management system.

It is expected to set up another Vendol manufacturing plant next month at Narammala under the 300 factories project of the government.

Godakanda herbal Ltd recently commenced a free mobile medical service islandwide to serve customers.

Vendol buses are stationed at the main towns in every district for people to obtain medicine free throughout the day or night. People can also use these buses for emergency travel.

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