Awareness programme about Hygiene Education and Hygienic pack issue

                                              

Watawala Plantations PLC is a company that is concerned about her Associates health and well-being. In keeping with these concerns, Lippakelle Estate organized the issue of ‘Hygienic Packs’ and conducted an Educational programme on hygiene through the collaboration of World Vision. This programme served to build awareness on the importance of waste management and to securing the environment for the future generations. This Hygienic pack included items such as a dustbin with cover, slippers, Nail cutter, Toilet Brush and Mirror. The purpose of this distribution was to improve the hygiene of our Associates by their use and to improve the waste management process.

Due to poor hygiene and lack of sanitation colossal financial losses are suffered through medical expenses on diseases that could be prevented very easily. The programme imparted knowledge in improving their quality of life and well-being. Specifically, the focus was on improving access to safe drinking water and guaranteeing access to hygienic sanitation facilities. In addition to that, good hygiene leads to a reduction in water-borne diseases and ultimately a reduction in the cost of maintaining good health - let aside its other cosmetic effects. 

                                          

                                          

Religious Ceremony at Head Office

The annual Bana and Dhana Program was organized for the 3rd successive year at Watawala Plantations Head office on the 3rd August 2013 in thanksgiving and to invoke blessings for the company and all of its Associates.

The Dhamma Desana was delivered by ven.Padalangala Dhammadeva Thero,amd followed by an alms giving for 10 Buddhist monks from the Gangaramaya temple.

The Founder Chairman Mr.G.Sathasivam,Mr.Bhandula Hulangamuwa,Mr.Visal Wickramarathna,Mr.Sidath Perera,Senior management Members of the companies together with a large number of employees devotedly participated and also contributed generously in cash and kind to make this a successful event.

Knowledge Transfer Programme with University Of Ruhuna

Nakiyadeniya Estate was organized knowledge transfer programme with Faculty of Agriculture of University of Ruhuna. The expected outcome of this activity is to give practical knowledge about agricultural and rubber manufacturing process to the final year and third year students of the Faculty of Agriculture of University of Ruhuna while getting theoretical knowledge to our staff members.Oil palm mill also gave its contribution to gain success in this programme.

It was an interactive programme and both parties were benefited.At the end of the session our staff officers got good comments from university students and academic staff.It was a great opportunity to strengthen the relationship with the university of  Ruhuna.

Quiz Competition for Grade 5 students

Education is absolutely beneficial for society on the whole.It is a life-long process to each person that need to be reinforced  throughout life.However,we need education system that may eradicate illiteracy and may provide the common man an access not only to basic education but also to higher and technical education. In keeping with our focus on education priority area of support,Talangaha Estate organized a quiz competition for grade 5 children.It was gained a huge success.

Heart Surgery for a little girl was sponsored by WPL

Watawala Plantations PLC is a company which  always believes  employees as its highest value.The objective of  carried out Health care programmes are  to give better healthy life for our employees and their families. As a result of that a heart surgery was done for a little girl who is a child of one of the associates in vellai oya estate.It was arranged by vellai oya management and Watawala Plantations financially contributed to do it successfully.

First Aid Training-Waltrim Estate

For living in the world where you cannot afford to take any risk with anything that surrounds you, it is important on your part to gain proper  first aid training which remains in your mind throughout your life and always proves helpful when you are caught with some infection or any sort of accident. It is a true fact that working at your work place you never think of giving a chance for all these things but when you get an opportunity from esteemed bodies to learn how to live a proper life, it is actually a treat being offered. It has been designed in order to make sure that the individuals are prepared to rescue themselves from any emergency situations. Gaining knowledge regarding  first aid proves to be an advantage when there is a stage that usually falls between life and death when you undergo any major accident or life taking situation.

So Waltrim estate has organized First Aid Training programme to train and educate the sprayers,factory associates and selected field staffs to make them aware of the hazardous impact of improper usage of chemicals,and maintain the zero level accidents in the field and factory. This programme was conducted in collaboration of WUSC and Mr.Karthik was conducted that session who attachted to WUSC. This is an important aspect pertaining FLO certification. 

Bakmaha Ulela-Thalangaha Estate

When the sun moves from the Meena Rashiya (House of Pisces) to the Mesha Rashiya (House of Aries) in the celestial sphere; Sri Lankans begin celebrating their New Year or Aluth Avurudhu (in Sinhala) and Puththandu (in Tamil). It marks the end of the harvest season and also coincides with one of 2 instances when the sun is directly above Sri Lanka. Therefore Aurudu has become a national holiday for all sriLankans. So Talangaha estate organized "Bakmaha Ulela" to celebrate this national event. 

The Bakmaha Ulela 2013, one of the most attractive events of the Talangaha Estate, was successfully held in the Thalangaha upper division play ground on 25th April 2013 with the participation of associates of all divisions of Talangaha estate, executives and members of staff. The event was the first ever Bakmaha Ulela organized by Manager and Assistant Managers of the estate. The expected outcome of this event was to provide recreational facilities for Executives, Staff and Associates.