Dutch Railway Company helps tsunami victims

by Sarath Malalasekera

The Dutch Railway Company recently donated Rs.120,000 each for the Sri Lanka Railway Department employees who were affected following the tsunami

The financial assistance was provided to Railway Department employees to rebuild their houses which were affected due to the tsunami.

This project was coordinated by the Dutch Private Initiatives in Sri Lanka (TFDISL).

The Netherlands Alumni Association of Lanka (NAAL) President S.P.C. Kumarasinghe said that the Dutch Railway Company has also decided to renovate the damaged railway concrete sleeper project and to build 150 houses for the employees of the Sri Lankan Railway Department who were affected due to the tsunami tragedy in last December 26.

The wife of the engine driver of the tsunami train disaster at Telwatte also received a donation from, the NAAL President Rinus Vader said.

Dr. John Dietz, Sumana Liyanage, S. B. Niyangoda, Ms. Tharanga Gamage, Railway General Manager Priyal de Silva and Mounasinghe also participated at the ceremony.