Sri Lanka Red Cross Society ready to accept Captain Ali relief items

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society today said that they are ready to accept the essential items carried by the controversial "Captain Ali" vessel to distribute among the Internally Displaced Persons in the North.

Neville Nanayakkara, the Director General of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society told the media that it has decided to accept the load according to an appeal made by the India government.

He said that the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society has already informed it to the Red Cross Society in India. Read more ...

SLRCS distributes drinking water to IDPs

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has begun distribution of drinking water to IDPs in welfare centres in Zone 4 of Manik Farm, Vavuniya, through the newly installed Water Treatment Plant with purification facilities.

75,000 litres of water will be distributed to IDPs daily through Red Cross bowsers. SLRCS has planned to increase the distribution of water up to 200,000 litres per day from next week. Water will be obtained from a nearby tank. Read more ...

IDP relief from Red Cross

The City branch of the Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has arranged a consignment of relief items consisting of bottled water and baby items including sanitary kits, towels, napkins to IDPs in Vavuniya. Over 10,700 bottles of water donated by Suntel Telephone Company were handed over to the President of SLRCS Jagath Abeysinghe by a team of representatives of Suntel headed by Prabakar Theagaraja, Head of Procurement at National headquarters of SLRCS in Colombo recently.

National Secretary of SLRCS Nimal Kumar thanked the City Branch and Suntel for expressing solidarity for a humanitarian cause. `SLRCS with Red Cross is immensely supporting and addressing relief needs of IDPs. This donation by Suntel is a timely intervention to address the water requirement of those people, he added. Read more ...

SLRCS improves water supply to IDPs in Vauniya

The Sri Lanka Red Cross Society (SLRCS) has installed an Emergency Response Water Treatment Plant at Vauniya with purification facilities for distribution of drinking water to IDPs in welfare centers in zone 4 of Manik Farm, Vauniya.

Initially 50,000 liters of water will be distributed to IDPs daily through Red Cross bowsers Water will be obtained from a nearby tank. SLRCS has planned to increase the distribution of water up to 200,000 liters per day. Read more ...