National level athletes in Power and Energy Ministry

Dharma SRI ABEYRATNE

Power and Energy Ministry recruited six national level athletes aiming to assist the Ministry's workforce to take up sports in order to create a healthy and physically fit workforce.

Power and Energy Minister Patali Champika Ranawaka said so addressing the media at the Ministry yesterday.

Rohan Pradeep Kumara, Prasanna Pieris, Shehan Ambepitiya, Chandrika Subhashini Rasnayake, Uditha Gayan Wickramasinghe and Dhanushka Nalin Karunaratne received appointment letters.

The minister said that the Ministry will absorb more national level athletes in the future to get their assistance in training the Ministry's staff.

According to this initiative, national level athletes who face economic difficulties will be recruited to the permanent cardre of the Ceylon Electricity Board (CEB). While at CEB they are allowed to participate in national and international sporting events to bring glory to both the CEB and the country.

Rohan Pradeep Kumara who leads CEB's athletic team said that it is an invaluable service for athletes to be absorbed to the permanent cardre after evaluating their national level achievements as many face financial difficulties. This would lead to the private and public institutions recruiting more athletes to their institutions, he added.