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Over Rs. 8 mn worth of copper stolen from KDU Hospital lightning protection system

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Over Rs. 8 mn worth of copper stolen from KDU Hospital lightning protection system
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A loss of Rs. 8,442,091 has been incurred due to the theft of 2,199 metres of copper strips from the lightning protection system of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Hospital, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE.

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  • —8,442,091 has been incurred due to the theft of 2,199 metres of copper strips from the lightning protection system of the General Sir John Kotelawala Defence University (KDU) Hospital, the Committee on Public Enterprises (COPE) has been told.
  • —The Committee, chaired by the Dr.
  • —Nishantha Samaraweera, Member of Parliament, met at [].
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