Mahanama College gets new swimming pool
Chintha RANASINGHA and Sugath NARAYANA, Colombo
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Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa laid the
foundation stone for the �Mahanama Peenum Thataka�.
Principal of Mahanama College W M Premasiri was also
present. (Left) Proposed Mahanama �Peenum Thatakaya� with
four storied building project plan. Picture by Sumanasiri
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The foundation stone laying ceremony for the four storied swimming
pool complex of Mahanama College was held with Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa
as the chief guest recently.
The total cost of the project was Rs 100 million. The ground floor
will be allocated for a park and a superior market complex, while the
second floor will be utilized for indoor games.
The Speaker said that in line with the Mahinda Chinthana, priority is
for education and the development activities of children.
He said to secure support for the project from 'Tharunyata Hetak
Chairman Namal Rajapaksa MP had received the support of the Old Boys
Association of the college who had promised to raise Rs 15 million
towards the project.
The association also handed over Rs one million to W M Premalal
Kumarasiri the Principal of Mahanama College.
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