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Cardboard coffins for Rs 4,500

30 May 2021

Cardboard coffins costing Rs 4,500 have been introduced by the Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Council for Covid-19 victims. These coffins are the brainchild of Dehiwala-Mount Lavinia Municipal Councilor, Priyantha Sahabandu, who says that he was inspired to design these coffins due to the fact that it is difficult to obtain conventional coffins at high costs of Rs. 30,000 or Rs 40,000 for Covid-19 victims. “I had previously informed the Director-General of Health Services about this concept. He immediately connected me with the Judicial Medical Officer. Then we contacted the Mayor and the Commissioner. We had previously designed this box and got down samples. However, this was made a reality today,” he stated. According to Sahabandu, a body weighing up to 100 kilograms could be placed in a cardboard coffin.  


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