Flood relief from Port City

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The project company for Colombo Port City, under its CSR banner ‘Port City Sahana’, organised several relief programs in the Kalutara and Matara districts for flood and landslide victims.

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Company officials distributed approximately Rs. 500,000 worth of dry rations in the Bulathsinhala, Pahiyangala area. Port City Chief Marketing Officer Liang Thow Ming handed over aid to the Matara Ananda Sagara Thero of the Pahiyangala ancient temple and Captain Karunanayake of the Army Relief Camp, which holds around 25 displaced families. The total number of those affected by the natural disaster in the area numbers around 1,500.Parallel to the Pahiyangla relief program, the company also donated 15 water pumps worth Rs. 500,000 for the cleaning of drinking water wells in flood-affected areas of Matara.

Head of Public Relations for Port City, Kassapa Senarath, said that steps have also been taken by the company to provide students who have been affected with essential items such as books, bags and other educational material to help get them back to school.

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