Snooker at Grand Hotel

By P Rajaratnam in Nuwara Eliya

Elaborate arrangements are underway by the Grand Hotel, Nuwara Eliya "Desabandu George Ondaatjie Annual Snooker Championship to be held on April 23 and 24 to coincide with the April month festivities here.

The annual snooker championship is being conducted consecutively during the month of April festivities season, where most of the country's snooker champions and clubs participating in this annual championships here.

To finalize all the arrangements, a press conference will be held on March 30 to brief the members of the media on this matter.

Along with this the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council, all sports clubs in the country along with other social service organizations have made elaborate arrangements to make the April Festive Holiday Season in a most successful way for the benefit of large number of holiday makers both locals and foreigners who are expected here during the month of April in Nuwara Eliya and other holiday destinations in the hill country.

Already heavy bookings by holiday crowds have been noticed in all leading hotels and guest houses and other holiday bungalows around here during the April festive season.

Around the Lake Gregory much efforts are being made by the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council, beautifying the entire area, where in the recent past holiday crowds flock around the Lake Gregory for boating and other amusements, including pony riding by children and adults.

Motor racing, horse racing, Golf matches, have bee made for this holiday season. Most of the gardens and the Victoria Park is being turned into a paradise with exotic array of flowers for the April festival here, ready for the annual flower show conducted by the Nuwara Eliya Municipal Council.