Ayurveda 2009 a tremendous success
Ayurveda 2009 an international Ayurveda Exhibition and Symposium
organized by the National Chamber of Commerce of Sri Lanka (NCCSL) was
held at the BMICH from May 23-25 with many Sri Lankan and International
participants.
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From left NCCSL immediate Past President D. Easwaren, Secretary
General E.M. Wijetilleke, NCCSL President C. Lal de Alwis,
Deputy President and Chairman - Ayurveda 2009 Steering Committee
Asoka Hettigoda and Secretary Thilak Godamanne. |
The exhibition was opened by Prime Minister Ratnasiri Wickremanayake
on May 23 with the presence of many foreign dignitaries.
"NCCSL is extremely proud to hold the Ayurveda 2009 as the first
international exhibition since liberating Sri Lanka from the menace of
terrorism and I thank President Mahinda Rajapaksa for creating a
peaceful environment in Sri Lanka", Chairman of Ayurveda 2009, Asoka
Hettigoda said.
The Ayurveda sector can play a vital role in developing the North and
the East and would take up the President's challenge to support the
revival of the Sri Lankan Economy by popularising the concept of the
Ayurveda health services of growing Ayurvedic herbs.
Ayurveda 2009 was organized as a private-public partnership where
several Government Ministries and private sector companies jointly
sponsored the event. The co-sponsors were Ministries of Indigenous
Medicines, Export Development and International Trade, Tourism and
Industrial Development, Siddhalepa, Baraka, Link Natural, Janet Real
Herbs, Sri Lanka Telecom, Bank of Ceylon, Tree of Life, SriLankan
Airlines, Colombo Hilton, National Savings Bank, ITN, Lakhanda,
Lankadeepa, Daily Mirror, and Veerakesari.
Exhibitors from eight countries, including Sri Lanka, India, Germany,
UK, China and Japan ranging from the largest companies to the
small-medium enterprises, totalling 130 companies participated at
Ayurveda 2009. |
