Kelani Cables comes to Anuradhapura again with ‘Kelani Visura’

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A brand new ‘Kelani Visura’ electrical technicians’ workshop conducted by Kelani Cables PLC was held at the Rajarata Hotel, Anuradhapura recently.

Kelani Cables PLC unveiled ‘Kelani Visura’ a decade back as a part of its CSR program, ‘Electrical Technicians’ Golden Welfare Service’. This noble endeavour was initiated with the object of gearing electrical technicians scattered throughout the island with the latest techniques practiced in the sphere.

The Kelani Cable, the number one secure electrical and communication cable product in Sri Lanka, is produced by Kelani Cables PLC.

‘Kelani Visura’ workshop in Anuradhapura was lead by Sanjeewa Gunetilleke, Sales Engineer of Kelani Cables PLC. The program hosted over 150 electrical technicians from the locality.

Here the participants were taught how to select wires with certified quality for the safety of houses and buildings, how to fix plug-points and switches taking into account the distance and nature of the house/building, criterions of selecting wires to suit the number of lamps, laying of wires and other relevant areas of crucial importance.

These comprehensive one-day workshops were inclusive of food and refreshments and were concluded after presenting certificates and gifts to the participants.

The significance of ‘Kelani Visura’ is, gearing every participant with the knowledge to illustrate an electrical wire-laying plan of a house or a building during the session. Thus technicians becomes people who can hold their own against others in this competitive field.

‘Kelani Visura’ being the leading workshop that trains electrical technicians and apprentices throughout Sri Lanka has reached the milestone of training around 20,000 technicians to date.

Kelani Cables PLC without confining itself to Colombo and urban areas has taken ‘Kelani Visura’ workshops to other districts as well. Districts such as Kilinochchi, Jaffna, Vavuniya, Trincomalee, Batticaloa, Kalmunai, Ampara and Monaragala have benefited immensely from ‘Kelani Visura’. In the process the professional lives and social status of families in these districts were upgraded making ‘Kelani Visura’ a valuable CSR program.

Channa Jayasinghe, Brand Development Manager, Kelani Cables PLC commented, “With the pay-off line ‘To be a house of special cables’, Kelani Cables PLC has saturated the marketplace with many products with superior quality. Kelani Cables maintains its position as the number one brand in secure electrical and communication cables in Sri Lanka”.

He added, “We selected Anuradhapura yet again to conduct a ‘Kelani Visura’ workshop since an enormous number of electrical technicians here engage in electrical wire laying projects taking place all over the country. Thus they need to be equipped with the latest know-how and it is our responsibility to upgrade their knowledge constantly with the newest innovative developments taking place in the sphere. ‘Kelani Visura’ workshops are held each month some place in the country with this object”.