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From Commercial Bank CSR Trust :

Kataragama Kirivehera to receive museum

The CSR Trust of the Commercial Bank of Ceylon recently pledged five million rupees to construct a museum at the precincts of the Kataragama Kirivehera for the benefit of thousands of devotees and tourists who visit this sacred site everyday.


President Mahinda Rajapaksa unveiling the commemorative plaque at the site of the proposed museum. Commercial Bank Chairman Mahendra Amarasuriya, Managing Director Amitha Gooneratne and the Viharadhipathi of the Kataragama Kirivehera, Ven Prof Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera look on.

A commemorative plaque to mark this event was unveiled recently by President Mahinda Rajapaksa together with Commercial Bank Chairman Mahendra Amarasuriya, Managing Director Amitha Gooneratne and the Viharadhipathi of the Kataragama Kirivehera, Ven Prof Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera.

The proposed 2160 square foot, split-level, single-storey building will comprise the museum as well as a bookshop. The museum will house ancient artefacts that have been found at excavations on the temple lands over the years.

The bank said that the donation was made in response to a request to the Bank by Ven Aluthwewa Soratha Nayaka Thera.

The construction of the building will start early next year. Kataragama has historical significance to Commercial Bank as its 200th service point was located there in July this year.

Commercial Bank contributes up to 1 percent of its post tax profits every year towards its CSR Trust.

Among the principal initiatives of the Bank's CSR Trust are the donation of IT education facilities to rural schools, the grant of annual scholarships to undergraduates, supporting health projects around the country and conducting of programmes to upgrade English education.

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