DIMO made a difference in the life of Lance Corporal Charith Kulathilake on 18th of May 2013, when Mr and Mrs Ranjith Pandithage handed over the keys to the newly completed house to him and his family at Wellaragama, Mihintale. This was based on a promise made to Lance Corporal Charith Kulathilake by Mr. Pandithage when he met him at the Abhimansala Army Camp one year back. The new house has a living room, four bed rooms, a dining room, a kitchen and a bathroom. Mr and Mrs Ranjith Pandithage, Colonel Deepal Pusella (Wijayabahu Infantry Regiment), Lt Colonel Kanishka Bandara (Commandant Abhimansala) and Mr. Hemal Ratnayake (DIMO Anuradhapura Branch Manager) were present at this memorable occasion.
Lance Corporal Charith Kulathilake got caught to an electric landmine during the humanitarian operations in 2008 at Kilali and lost sight of both eyes and lost his right hand. Lance Corporal Charith Kulathilake went on to get married in 2012 and is a father now.
A new DIMO Display Point was opened on 15th May 2013 at Mahiyanganaya by Mr. Nalinda Kurukulasooriya, marking DIMO’s presence along the A-22 main road. Mr. Vijitha Bandara also visited the New Display Point. The New Display Point is situated at No 44 ½, Padiyathalawa Road, Mahiyanganaya. Hon. Thenuka Widdhanagamage (Member of Parliament), Hon. W. M. Sunil (Chairman of the Mahiyanganaya Provincial Council), Mr. Anura Wijesinghe, Mr. Prashan Subasinghe, Mr. Nawaz Marikkar, Mr. Jeevantha Ranatunga, Mr. Kamal S Premasundara, Mr. Malith Wijesinghe, Mr. Vikas Soni (TATA Motors Limited), Mr. Ravi Parmarth (TATA Motors Limited), Mr. Gunasekar Arunachalam (TATA Motors Limited), Mr. Rajeev Solanki (TATA Motors Limited) and Mr. Buddhika Dissanayake were also present at this special event.
Auto Original Equipment Department of DIMO organized a Garage Campaign on the 7th, 8th and 9th of May 2013. The department members carried out this garage campaign for the month of May covering all garages in Peradeniya, Werallagama, Kandy, Matale, Digana, Talatuoya and Gampola areas. Campaign was organized under the patronage of Mr. Sudath Surendra while all department members actively participated in the event. Main purpose of this campaign was to enhance product knowledge and brand awareness of DIMO OE spare parts and also build good relationship with garage mechanics.
