Ford brings clean drinking water to Kattumurivu Village

Ford Motor Company, together with its local distribution partner, Future Automobiles (Pvt) Limited, a subsidiary of Softlogic Holdings PLC, collaborated with World Vision Lanka (WVL) to provide safe drinking water to 223 families in the Kattumurivu Village, Vaharai.

Ford’ s donation under Ford’s Conservation and Environmental Grants and a matching grant from World Vision contributed towards the successful completion of the Kattumurivu Community Water Project.

Prior to this project, the re- settled families in the Kattumurivu Village faced severe hardship in collecting water for drinking and sanitation, as the available well water was not drinkable due to its high salinity.

To overcome this situation, the Kattumurivu rural water supply CSR initiative undertook the installation of a rainwater harvesting scheme, a well to collect ground water and a single storage tank holding 5,000 litres to blend water from the well with rain water. Five distribution tanks with community taps were strategically located throughout the village guaranteeing each family has access to ten litres of clean water per day.

The completed project has been vested in the Kattumurivu village community directly benefiting all 223 families, amidst the presence of all stakeholders.