Work connected with Deyata Kirula at full steam

Priyanka KURUGALA

Around three million rupees worth shramadana work was carried out on Monday in preparation of the first Deyata Kirula programme to be held in the Padaviya Divisional Secretariat. Padaviya Divisional Secretary R P B Ekanayake told the Daily News.

The first provincial development week of the Deyata Kirula national implementation commenced in the Padaviya Divisional Secretariat on July 11 at 9.00 am.

This inaugural programme commenced under the patronage of North Central Provincial member Kalyani Karaliyedda.

"All rural community organizations such as Rural Development Societies participated in the programme under the Deyata Kirula Rural Steering Committee," he added.

The cleaning of the Kumbukwewa is the main programme under the Padaviya Divisional Secretariat.

Plans are under way to remove water hyacinth from Kumbukwewa in the Maithripura area under this project. Along with this programme, two other major tanks were also cleaned up. Around 1,000 people participated in the water reservoir shramadana campaign. Under the Deyata Kirula inaugural programme, the Buddhangala cemetery was cleared of encroached.

Connecting D-Yaya and Buddhangala two Grama Seva Divisions and clearing an abandoned road was carried out under this programme.

In addition to the Buddhangala Sudharshanaramaya repairing programme, other temples too are being renovated.

The mobile service in the Padaviya Divisional Secretariat to mark the Deyata Kirula will commence on July 16 and officers from every ministry of the central government and the provincial government will participate.

The mobile service will be held at Mahasen Maha Vidyalaya Padaviya.

Along with the inaugural programme, 16 schools in the Padaviya Divisional Secretariat have also implemented development programmes.