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A campaign to improve the environs in the Dambulla area was launched this week with the help of schoolchildren and the participation of the police. A tree planting campaign at the Rangiri Dambulla temple was attended by chief incumbent Ven Inamaluwe Shri Sumangala Thera and the Principal of Dambulla National School, R.K. Rajapaksa.  Pix by Kanchana Kumara Ariyadasa.

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