A train collecting relief goods for people affected by landslides and floods will function tomorrow under the theme ‘’Puravesi Athwela' humanitarian train’.
The train will leave the Kankesanturai Station at 6.30 a.m.
There on the train will stop at Jaffna, Kilinochchi, Vavuniya, Madawachchiya, Anuradhapura, Maho, Ganewatta, Kurunegala, Polgahawela, Alawwa, Ambepussa, Meerigama, Veyangoda, Gampaha, Ganemulla, Ragama, Hunupitiya, Kelaniya, Dematagoda, Maradana, Colombo Fort, Mount Laviniya, Moratuwa and Panadura stations.
Relief goods which will be collected are:
Kitchen utensils, cleaning equipment, dry rations, clothes for school children and adults, bed sheets, pillow covers, towels, women's sanitary products, mosquito nets, Dettol, Harpic and soap, medical drugs, school stationery, toys and books for libraries.
Donators are expected to hand over their goods to the closest railway station.
This project is organised by the President’s Secretariat Office and the Railway Department.
President's Media Division