Rhino Group Donates 8 ICU Ventilators to Ministry of Health
June, 9, 2021
Rhino Group serving Sri Lanka for over half a century, has stepped forward to donate 8 ICU Ventilators worth over Rs. 10 million to the Ministry of Health to support the nation combat the COVID-19 pandemic, the company has announced.
As a corporate entity with the welfare of the community and environment it operates in at the top of its mind, Rhino Group has over the years taken the lead in turbulent times, such as the devastating Tsunami that struck the island, and the landslide in Aranayake that took lives and disrupted livelihoods; to support the community and to help them rebuild themselves, demonstrating its affinity towards the people of Sri Lanka.
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COLOMBO (News1st): Sri Lanka’s forest cover that stood at 82 percent in 1881 has dropped drastically to 17 percent, the Rain Forest Protectors of Sri Lanka movement has said.
“The 1/2020 circular has been introduced through which nearly 700,000 forests have become vulnerable,” Hemantha Vithanage, the executive director of the Centre for Environmental Justice told reporters.
Environmentalists convened a media briefing on Tuesday to highlight that the government’s decision to amend land-related laws have affected elephant habitats in the country.
“When forest and wildlife officers visit these areas, they are helpless. They have been forced to not enact the laws and even remove longstanding cases,” Vithanage noted.