The market price of this Ultra Purified Water plant is estimated to be Rs. 13 million. However, the Navy’s Research and Development Unit, under the directives of the Commander of the Navy, Vice Admiral Ravindra Wijegunaratne had produced this unit at relatively low cost, incurring only Rs. 1.7 m.

The purified water processed through this unit, has been awarded the Association of Advanced Medical Instrumentation (AAMI) certification and it has received high praise and recognition from the Kidney specialists of the Teaching Hospital Kandy. Further, the Navy’s Research and Development Unit produced this system within a short time period of a month and stainless steel equipment and materials of the highest quality have been used for its production.

This significant feat is another monumental achievement of the Sri Lanka Navy in empowering the national program of Kidney Disease Prevention. Besides, the Research and Development Unit of the Navy is determined to install similar facilities at every hospital that possesses dialysis units. Up to now, the Navy has installed a total of 223 RO plants throughout the country and facilitates the civilian population with safe drinking water.