Construction Chamber CSR initiative

Having commissioned the refurbished water distribution and purification system at the Walasmulla Base Hospital, the Chamber of Construction Industry has now installed a waste water disposal system which is to be inaugurated by the Minister of Ports and Aviation and Irrigation and Water Management Chamal Rajapaksa during the last week of May 2009.

This project was funded by Grand Leon of France in response to a request made by President Mahinda Rajapaksa when he was the Prime Minister.

The water distribution and purification system as well as the waste water disposal system were executed under the supervision of the Chamber's technical division as a CSR initiative while project monitoring was carried out by Bioforce Development Institute of France.

Installation of the waste water disposal system which involves laying of nearly two KM of pipelines, construction of a grease trap, an equalization tank, an aeration tank, a settling tank, sludge drying beds and a reed bed was completed in a period of less than four months. The trainees attached to construction training centres at Thamaduwa and Madihe, Matara were also mobilized in the construction work thereby enhancing their scope of training.

The installation of the sewerage and waste water purification and disposal system will enhance the ground water quality of the area as well.