‘Port City Sahana’: Flood Relief From Port City

The project company for Colombo Port City under its CSR banner "Port City Sahana,” organized several relief programs in the Kaluthara and Matara districts for flood and landslide victims.

Company officials distributed approximately rupees 500,000 worth of dry rations in the Bulathsinhala, Pahiyangala areas.

Liang Thow Ming, Chief Marketing Officer for Port City handed over aid to the Matara Ananda Sagara Thero of the Pahiyangala ancient temple and Captain Karunanayake, of the Army Relief Camp, which holds around 25 displaced families.

The total number of those affected by the natural disaster in the area count around 1500.

Parallel to the Pahiyangla relief programme, the company also donated 15 water pumps worth Rs. 500,000 for the cleaning of drinking water wells in the flood stricken areas of Matara.

Head of Public Realtions for Port City, Kassapa Senarath said that steps have also been taken by the company to provide students who had been affected with essential requirements such as books, bags and other educational equipment to help get them back