CEAT donates Rs.2mn towards new Army Hospital in Kandy
CEAT Kelani Holdings recently made a donation of Rs.2 million towards the cost of construction of a new 106-bed Army Hospital in Pallakele in Kandy.
The donation is in addition to numerous initiatives already undertaken by Sri Lanka’s top tyre manufacturer, to support communities and stakeholders affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The donation was presented by CEAT Kelani Managing Director Ravi Dadlani to Lieutenant General Shavendra Silva, Commander of the Sri Lanka Army and Acting Chief of Defence Staff, who is also Head of the National Operation Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak.
Dadlani said the company had the utmost admiration for Sri Lanka Army’s role at the frontlines of the battle to contain the spread of COVID-19 in Sri Lanka and felt it is the company’s duty to support these efforts.
CEAT is also currently funding and coordinating a multi-pronged threemonth public safety programme, working with the Sri Lanka Transport Board (SLTB), to improve safety and hygiene facilities for commuters as well as bus crews, supporting lorry crews with personal safety kits and sanitisation of lorries serving key market locations and is helping sustain workers at tyre dealerships around the country.
CEAT Kelani Holdings, which manufactures nearly half of Sri Lanka’s pneumatic tyre requirements, is considered one of the most successful Indiasri
Lanka joint ventures in the manufacturing sector. The joint venture’s cumulative investment in Sri Lanka to date totals Rs.8 billion, inclusive of Rs.3 billion committed in January 2018 for expansion of volumes, technology upgrades and new product development.