The plaque which acknowledged the contributions of late Prime Minister, D.S. Senanayake, and the then Agriculture Minister Dudley Senanayake, during the opening of the renovated Iranamadu Tank in 1954, which was completely removed and replaced with a plaque bearing the name of President Maithripala Sirisena, has been put back since last night.
Capture below are scenes from the restoration process of the plaque which has been speedily reinstalled with workers operating throughout the night and this morning.
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