Devinuwara Sri Vishnu Devalaya on firm development footing

Jayasiri Pedurumarachchi Gandara group corr

The Devinuwara Sri Vishnu Maha Devalaya and the sacred area around it has obtained a great degree of development during the last one year under his stewardship, said the Basnayake Nilame of the Sri Vishnu Devalaya Dishan Wickremaratne Gunasekera.

This is in addition to the social welfare work undertaken by the Devalaya trustees for the educational and social uplift of the people in the area, he said. The Basnanayake Nilame said the guidance of President Mahinda Rajapaksa, Minister Dullas Alahapperuma, Uva Governor Shashindra Rajapaksa and the assistance received from Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa, former Basnayake Nilame Kanchana Wijesekera as well as the Viharadhipathi, other well wishers and devotees visiting the devalaya had helped him to accomplish this task well.

He said Devala funds had been utilized to set up and maintain a pre-school for 120 children at Welegoda with a teaching cadre of nine.

It is hoped to increase the number of pre-school students to 250 next year.

Priority will be given to improve the standard of education imparted to children in the Devinuwara education division by developing underprivileged schools in the area.

Another programme envisaged is to develop Daham pasala education in the area and repaint and develop selected temples in the district to mark the 2600th Sri Sambuddhatva Jayanthi.