India and Sri Lanka signed a MoU to develop Most Ven Maduluwave Sobitha Thero Village named Elapathagama in Anuradhapura District on last week, Indian High Commission in Colombo said.
The MoU was signed by Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and Mrs. W.K.K. Athukorala, Secretary to the Ministry of Housing and Construction in the presence of Honourable Speaker of Parliament Karu Jayasuriya.
Venerable Monks from the Mahasanga, former First Lady of Sri Lanka Mrs. Hema Premadasa, several members of Parliament, senior Officials from Government of Sri Lanka, Ravi Jayawardhana, Chairman of Ven. Maduluwawe Sobitha Thero Commemoration Foundation, other Board members of the Foundation participated in the event.
The village will be developed using a grant of Rs 300 million from the Government of India. The project envisages construction of 153 new houses, a multipurpose community building and alms hall, internal water supply system and renovation of Monk’s Quarters & library.
This project is in line with Government of Sri Lanka’s policy of rehabilitation of rural villages for economic development. It will benefit 153 families residing in the village.
First Bishop of the Batticaloa Diocese, Retired Bishop Joseph Ponnaiya, passed away today at the age of 74, following a brief illness.
The NPP government has been at the wheel for almost 6 months now. The time to keep looking at the rear view mirror and living in the past is about over.
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