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During the extended drought in the North Central Province of Sri Lanka in 2004, Expolanka, with the assistance of the local government officer, identified 1,100 families that required immediate aid in terms of dry rations.
Expolanka employees assembled packs of essential food items which were then sent to the destitute families of the region by lorry. 1,100 relief packs were distributed in the two badly affected villages of Bulanaweva and Kumbukgollagama. The mosque and temple in Bulanaweva also received extra relief packs.
When the areas on the southern coast of Sri Lanka experienced an extended drought in 2001, on the 15th September, we made the distant journey to bring relief to the destitute families of the Thanamalwila area. With assistance from local government officers, we identified 500 families in Seenakkaduwa and Lunugamwehera that required immediate aid in the form of food and water. Each family was given a package consisting of dry foodstuffs, dry fish, tinned food, bread, medicinal items and 25 litre water cans and water bottles. Assembled by our employees, the packs were transported in our trucks to two selected distribution centres. The families in this far-flung corner of Sri Lanka were greatly appreciative of our efforts.
