July 26, 2011, Anuradhapura
Sri Lanka President Mahinda Rajapaksa today declared open "Abimansala", a wellness resort in Anuradhapura for totally disabled war veterans.President Rajapaksa symbolically registered the entry of the first inmate to the resort, built near the Anuradhapura Weva, and interacted with the disabled soldiers.
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The resort, fully-equipped with a swimming pool was built by the engineering unit of the Sri Lanka army at a cost of 220 million rupees.
The project to build the resort was implemented under the Brave Heart project of the Seva Vanitha Unit of the Sri Lanka Army.
The resort provides facilities for 54 totally disabled soldiers in the North Central Province.
Governor of the North Central Province Karunaratne Divulgane, Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake, Ministers S.M. Chandrasena, Tissa Karalliyadda, Deputy Minister Duminda Dissanyake, Secretary to the President Lalith Weeratunga, Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa, and commanders of the tri-forces were also present at the occasion.
(Photos by Sudath Silva)
