The RO facilities at Pahala Siyambalawa and Vedehapura are capable of providing safe drinking water for 345 and 268 families in respective villages. The Presidential Task Force on Prevention of Chronic Kidney Disease had made financial allocations for the two facilities. Meanwhile the RO plant dedicated for the Marines will cater the clear drinking water requirement of 164 Marine personnel.
The Sri Lanka Navy has installed a total of 179 Reverse Osmosis plants in different parts of the country till date, facilitating 82,396 families and 64,581 school children with safe drinking water.