Hayleys Group commissions Reverse Osmosis plants to provide purified water for 5,000 people in CKD affected villages in North Central Province
Three Reverse Osmosis (RO) plants sponsored by Hayleys PLC Group companies, Hayleys Industrial Solutions Ltd., Kelani Valley Plantations PLC & Talawakelle Tea Estates PLC and Hayleys Advantis Ltd., will be launched today, 10th March 2015 in Pihimbiyagollewa, Kiriketuwewa & Balayawewa in the North Central Province. This project under the banner “Puritas Sath Diyawara” is the key Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) initiative undertaken by the Hayleys Group at a cost of Rs. 21 million covering a total of six villages in the financial year 2014/2015.
Mr. Mohan Pandithage, Chairman & Chief Executive of Hayleys Group along with the participation of Directors/ Group Management Committee Members / Senior Management of the Hayleys Group and key government officials will grace the opening of the three new plants today.
The centralized RO plants coupled with complete water distribution system covering the total perimeter of each village will provide safe drinking water and uplift the socio-economic conditions of the Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) affected people in the North Central province. This venture is expected to mitigate the spread of CKD which has become an acute issue in this region.