Rs 1 m insurance for each Deyata Kirula visitor

Irangika Range

Each visitor to the Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition will be insured for Rs 1 million.

The sixth Deyata Kirula National Development Exhibition will be held in a land that spans 2,600 acres, out of which 400 acres will be used to set up exhibition stalls in Oyamaduwa,

Anuradhapura from February 4 to 11, Deyata Kirula National Exhibition Organising Committee Chairman and Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Ranjith Siyambalapitiya told the Daily News.

The military will set up displays. Part of the site will also be developed as an agricultural farm. Around 1,300 acres of the area have already been developed, he said.

The entire exhibition site will be provided with 24 hour security. Siyambalapitiya also urged visitors to refain from bringing unnecessary items to the exhibition ground and park vehicles only at vehicle parks. Seven vehicle parks have been established.

Many government institutes will function as information centres at the exhibition. The Security Forces will also have a stall to exhibit military equipment. The Deyata Kirula Exhibition will be a novel experience for the visitors to gather knowledge, the minister said.

In line with the exhibition, four sports events will be held from February 4. They are netball, kabadi, volleyball and bicycle races. The bicycle race is scheduled to commence from Hambantota and reach the exhibition site in Oyamaduwa on February 3.