'Arpico Arpitec-Neth Fm clean water project' to rural schools

Sri Lanka?s number one water pump, 'ARPICO ARPITEC' water pump launched another CSR project to provide clean drinking water to needy schools in rural areas which has been a long due need of those children. This CSR project was conducted together with Neth FM one of Sri Lanka's leading Sinhala radio stations and Arpico water tanks & Arpico PVC Pipes and Fittings under the theme of uplifting child health standards and education in the country. The first project of this CSR campaign was declared opening at Kolonna Primary School in Kolonna, Embilipitiya recently.

The principal and students together with welcoming delegates from Arpico and Neth FM at the opening ceremony of ‘Arpico Arpitec-Neth Fm clean water project’ to right - Duminda Perera (Head of Sales Arpico Durables (Pvt) Ltd), Sadath Mohommad, Senior Business Development Manager - Arpico Durables (Pvt) Ltd, Nishantha Kumara, AGM-Marketing and Promotions, NETH FM, Mahinda Rupasinghe News Manager, NETH FM, T.M.D Silva OIC, Kollonna Police station, Vasantha Wettewa Media Director, Rays and Rods (Pvt) Ltd, B L Manjali Coray, Principal Kollanna National School

Neth FM media partner of this valuable CSR project endorsed the details and called applications on their ''Neth Seraya'' programme, over a 100 rural underprivileged schools who did not have access to clean drinking water submitted their applications.

The criteria of eligibility were evaluated in terms of the number of students, past academic excellence, minimum infrastructure and the district of which the school is situated. After many evaluations organizers managed to select few schools and Kolonna Junior School in Embilipitiya which was an underprivileged school which had an excellent past academic record was selected to initiate the project.

In last year Grade 5 Scholarship examination out 104 students who sat for the examination 15 passed with one student scoring 180 out of 200 marks. Sunil Liyanage, Managing Director of Richard Pieris Local manufacturing and Distribution Sector who guided throughout this important project said; "after seeing many schools in the country that didn't have access to clean drinking water, we thought it is a part of our responsibility to provide with a complete system to supply clean drinking water."

Director and Head of Group Operation, Furniture Sector, Shantha Kularathne speaking at the occasion said; "the key objective of this project is to improve health standards of the children and thereby to develop the educational standards. We managed to select few very deserving schools to start the project out of more than 100 applications received through Neth FM endorsements, our partner in this worthy course. We believe that the students of these schools will be able to continue their education and be fruitful citizens to our nation."

Senior Business Development Manager Sadath Mohomed said, "As the leader in water pump market in Sri Lanka we are structured ourselves to provide the best and perfect solutions to needs of clean drinking water to the nation. We planned this CSR project with the vision of '?the future of our nation depends on a healthier youth?'. Continuing this project we hope to look into other needs of those schools and fulfill in future as well."