Housing for twenty heroic Naval families - Galle
Twenty heroic Naval families received houses built
with the financial assistance of Dr. E.M.S. Edirisinghe, Managing
Director of Oasis Hospital (Pvt) Ltd and President of Institute of
Technological Studies. The houses were ceremonially handed over to the
recipients by First Lady Madam Shiranthi Rajapakse today, the 21st of
August 2009. Commander of the Sri Lanka Navy Vice Admiral Thisara
Samarasinghe, Navy Seva Vanitha Unit President Mrs. Malathie
Samarasinghe, Mr and Mrs Edirisinghe and several high ranking Naval
officers attended the houses handing over ceremony held at Walahanduwa
Estate in the Galle district.
Twenty families of Naval personnel who sacrificed
their lives and suffered injuries in the battle to liberate the
motherland from the terrorism were the beneficiaries of this benevolent
act of former Naval Officer turned entrepreneur Dr. E.M.S. Edirisinghe.
The houses have been built at a cost of 20 million
rupees on the Walahanduwa Estate belonging to the Sri Lanka Navy on a
suggestion made by former Navy Commander Admiral Wasantha Karannagoda. A
community centre has also been constructed to cater to the educational
and medical needs of the residents.
The Commander of the Navy expressed his gratitude to
Dr. Edirisighe for his unique gesture worthy of emulation by all those
who benefit from the dawn of the peace and stated that the 20 families
of the affected Naval personnel would be equally grateful for his
generosity since they would feel that their loved ones did not sacrifice
in vain but contributed to preserve a grateful society which is
sensitive to their responsibilities towards those who gave their flower
of youth to ensure a better future for the others.
Sri Lanka Navy salutes Dr. E.M.S. Edirisinghe for his
magnanimous gesture and wishes Oasis and ITS, which are celebrating
their 10th and 25th anniversaries respectively, all success in their
future endeavours.
Courtesy: Navy Media |
