‘Abhimansala-3’ launched in Kurunegala

The new wellness resort of the Sri Lanka Army ‘Abhimansala – 3’ was open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa on April 25 at Pangolla.

Built by the funds raised through the ‘Brave Hearts’ project of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit will provide lifelong care of 50 more dependent War Heroes residing in the North-Western Province. Lying in a 10 - acre land on the banks of the ‘Deduru Oya’ and overlooking the Bathalagoda Lake, the project was completed within few months.

The state-of-the-art complex, is equipped with eight Villas, three cottages, hydrotherapy and physiotherapy facilities, medical ward, swimming pool, gymnasium, medical laboratory, dining hall, kitchen, indigenous medicine unit, residential quarters for staff, managed by a medical team.

Construction of the ‘Abhimansala – 3’ cost Rs. 250 million which is less than what was originally estimated, due to free expertise and labour provided by Army Engineers and well-wishers. This healing centre also offers facilities to their next of kin to visit the inmates and spend some time with them on rotational basis.

President Rajapaksa in conversation with the war heroes who got admitted on the first day

With close supervision of the Commander of the Army Lieutenant General Daya Ratnayake, the project was brought to completion through the ‘Brave Hearts’ project of the Army Seva Vanitha Unit chaired by Damayanthi Ratnayake.

Under the guidance of the Secretary to the Ministry of Defence (MoD) Gotabaya Rajapaksa as envisaged in the ‘Mahinda Chinthana’ policy document on the welfare of permanently disabled war heroes, ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ at Attidiya, ‘Abhimansala 1’ at Anuradhapura and ‘Abhimansala 2’ at Kamburupitiya were set up.

The MoD-initiated Attidiya 'Mihindu Seth Medura’, now fully functional with 50 dependent War Heroes as well as the opening of the Anuradhapura ‘Abhimansala’, Kamburupitiya 'Abhimansala - 2’ and now, the new Pangolla ‘Abhimansala – 3’, has brought a sigh of relief to all those physically handicapped servicemen who had selflessly sacrificed lives for the country.

- DY