In pursuit of miracle of Asia:

Innovative youths needed

Disna Mudalige

The Youth filled with innovative ideas are needed to lift Sri Lanka as the miracle of Asia, Environment Minister Anura Priyadarshana Yapa said. He said not only subject knowledge but also vocational training is important to face challenges outside the school gates.

“Knowledge becomes the capital cost and innovative ideas become money in the future. It is easy to achieve future economic goals of the country if new entrepreneurs emerge. When students leave the school they must have trained some kind of skill. Therefore schoolchildren must be provided opportunities to attain vocational training while schooling” he said.

He was addressing the concluding ceremony of “De Abimani Wayamba Udanaya” Agricultural, Industrial, Educational and Commercial Exhibition and Festival held from September 23 to 26 at the Pannala National School. “Sri Lanka is rich in natural beauty. A number of plans have been made to draw foreign exchange using this natural beauty. Through this exhibition we hope to guide the youth towards using innovative and modern technology for agricultural and industrial sectors. It will also help them to build a stable income” he said.

The exhibition was organized as a strategic approach to achieve development goals of the country by the Pannala Divisional Secretariat.