Door-to-door delivery of essential items from today
March 25, 2020 10:48 am
Considering the prevailing situation in the country, a program of delivery and sale of essential consumer goods such as food, medicine, gas, and other services to homes will be launched today (25).
The Government has directed wholesale dealers to deliver essential consumer goods to the doorstep of each household until the situation is brought under control.
The program will be carried out by the Co-operative Wholesale Establishment in collaboration with Sathosa, Keells, Laugfs, Arpico, Food City, Araliya, Nipuna, and other wholesale dealers.
To ensure the smooth operation of delivering essential consumer goods to each household, a special task force has been established under the leadership of Mr. Basil Rajapaksa. The task force would be comprised of Secretaries to the Ministries, Government Agents, Divisional Secretaries, and other relevant officers.
Lorries, vans, three-wheelers, and motorcycles that would be used for delivery will be permitted on the roads during this curfew period.
Meanwhile, the Ministry of Health and Indigenous Medicine has taken measures to keep pharmacies open during the curfew.
The diagnosis of the patient and the prescription can be used as a curfew pass, stated the Ministry.
