President views Colombo Wall artwork
President Mahinda Rajapaksa yesterday visited the area around the
Beira Lake in Colombo and viewed the Colombo Wall Artwork drawn by
school children to mark World Tourism day on Tuesday.
The 1.5 km long art work considered the longest art work in Asia
depicts Colombo as they would see it as a developed and clean city in
another 10 years time under the massive development programme launched
by the government. After viewing the art work, the President met the
students who contributed to the artwork and offered them words of
encouragement.
Over 2,000 students from 140 schools in the Western Province have
contributed towards the artwork. Western Province Chief Minister
Prasanna Ranatunge accompanied the President during the visit. |