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Navy expands lifeline of clean water to Kurunegala people
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|September 25, 2025
The Sri Lanka Navy's mission to provide safe drinking water nationwide reached a new milestone, as it inaugurated its 1,130th Reverse Osmosis (RO) plant. Incidentally, a cluster of five (05) new plants was officially opened in the Kurunegala District from 17 to 19 Sep 25.
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This vital project was launched under the Naval Social Responsibility efforts going by an initiative of the Ministry of Health, with financial backing from the Presidential Secretariat. The Navy provided essential technical expertise and support for the establishment of the RO plants.
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