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. |