A NEWLY CONSTRUCTED HOUSE FOR AGED WIDOW MOTHER AND HER FEEBLE UNMARRIED DAUGHTER AT WELIKANDA
With the inception of Maj Gen KMU Wijeratne USP ndu, tps of ESR Sqn SF HQ (E), along with 17 (V) SLLI tps under 23 Div, constructed a new house for Mrs D R Somawathie (81 yrs) a widow mother who was living with her 55 yr old unmarried feeble daughter in a partly built temporary shelter without even the basic human needs for a long time.\r\nOn 14 Sep 2016, Maj Gen KMU Wijeratne USP ndu, Comd SF (E) and Maj Gen DDUK Hettiarachchi RSP USP ndu psc, GOC 23 Div participated for the house warming ceremony and fully furnished new house was formally handed over to the mother and daughter. This house was totally constructed with the financial assistance provided by Mr Sanath Premaratne, a renowned Gem Merchant from Ehaliyagoda with a cost of Rs1.3 million.\r\nThe information about the living standards of this poor family came into a limelight followed by a news article published on ‘LAKBIMA” daily newspaper on 30 Oct 2015 and Comd SF (E) took the initiative and rewarded them a new house within a period of not less than a yr, as a result of untiring efforts of the tps who contributed to make this event a success.\r\n
