The countdown to the ceremonial opening of the ‘Abimansala’, the wellness resort for totally dependent disable War Heroes at Anuradhapura where they are provided a lifeline during the rest of their lifetime, has begun with its inauguration fixed for 26 July 2011, headed by His Excellency, the President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
The mammoth construction, conceptualized by Lieutenant General Jagath Jaysuriya, Commander of the Army who formally as the Commander, Security Forces, Wanni himself went through the traumas of atrocities, perpetrated by terrorists on valiant fellow-soldiers in the battlefield, cost a little over Rs 200 million, and was extensively sponsored by the Army's theme project, ‘Brave Hearts’ spearheaded by the Seva Vanitha Army Branch, chaired by Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya.
Secretary to President Mr Lalith Weerathunga, Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in addition to Ministers, diplomats, dignitaries and a host of invitees are expected to grace the occasion along with President Rajapaksa.
The ‘Abimansala’, equipped with state of the art modern therapeutic technological aids, much-needed by those disable War Heroes, the unsung valiant men of our times, is to house 52 dependent soldiers in the company of their family members, chosen from the Anuradhapura district as the first of its kind in this region.
Photos display a view of the picturesque landscape and the complex as on Saturday (23) after all construction work was completed, thanks to marvellous gestures of world-wide donors, philanthropists and not least, infrastructure and labour provided by Engineer troops and all other soldiers of the Army.
The mammoth construction, conceptualized by Lieutenant General Jagath Jaysuriya, Commander of the Army who formally as the Commander, Security Forces, Wanni himself went through the traumas of atrocities, perpetrated by terrorists on valiant fellow-soldiers in the battlefield, cost a little over Rs 200 million, and was extensively sponsored by the Army's theme project, ‘Brave Hearts’ spearheaded by the Seva Vanitha Army Branch, chaired by Mrs Manjulika Jayasuriya.
Secretary to President Mr Lalith Weerathunga, Secretary Defence Mr Gotabaya Rajapaksa, in addition to Ministers, diplomats, dignitaries and a host of invitees are expected to grace the occasion along with President Rajapaksa.
The ‘Abimansala’, equipped with state of the art modern therapeutic technological aids, much-needed by those disable War Heroes, the unsung valiant men of our times, is to house 52 dependent soldiers in the company of their family members, chosen from the Anuradhapura district as the first of its kind in this region.
Photos display a view of the picturesque landscape and the complex as on Saturday (23) after all construction work was completed, thanks to marvellous gestures of world-wide donors, philanthropists and not least, infrastructure and labour provided by Engineer troops and all other soldiers of the Army.
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