The Laggala –Dumbara information center at the Knuckles mountain range has been re-opened for the general public.
The information center which is situated at the Pitawala law land area near the knuckles mountain range which was closed for the tourists due to the covid -19 pandemic during the past years.
The information center which operates under the forest department has exhibits of items used by ancestors of the laggala villagers.
The center also has charts which have information regarding the area geography, animal species and statistical data.
the forest department has allowed tourist to visit and observe the information center free of charge.
Story and pix by Indika Aruna Kumara – Naulla.
My memory takes me back to 1979, to a moment etched in time when a strikingly tall and impeccably dressed military officer, a Master in charge of Cadeting at Prince of Wales College commanding a guard of honour presented to President J.R. Jayawardene by the cadets of 3CCC, consisted of Ananda, Nalanda and Prince of Wales Cadet platoons at the Prince of Wales College grounds.
An American national, who had been staying in Sri Lanka for nearly ten months without a valid visa while using a Sinhala name under his American passport, was arrested by the Tourist Police of the Kandy.
Read this week’s Sunday Times for your interesting articles including the ’’5th Column.’’
The only orangutan held at the Dehiwala National Zoological gardens had passed away yesterday.
The Secretary of the Bodu Bala Sena Organisation Ven Galagodaatte Ganasara Thera was today imprisoned for the third time.
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