Mahanama College gets new swimming pool

Chintha RANASINGHA and Sugath NARAYANA, Colombo special corrs

Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa laid the foundation stone for the ‘Mahanama Peenum Thataka’. Principal of Mahanama College W M Premasiri was also present. (Left) Proposed Mahanama ‘Peenum Thatakaya’ with four storied building project plan. Picture by Sumanasiri Ariywansa

The foundation stone laying ceremony for the four storied swimming pool complex of Mahanama College was held with Speaker Chamal Rajapaksa as the chief guest recently.

The total cost of the project was Rs 100 million. The ground floor will be allocated for a park and a superior market complex, while the second floor will be utilized for indoor games.

The Speaker said that in line with the Mahinda Chinthana, priority is for education and the development activities of children.

He said to secure support for the project from 'Tharunyata Hetak Chairman Namal Rajapaksa MP had received the support of the Old Boys Association of the college who had promised to raise Rs 15 million towards the project.

The association also handed over Rs one million to W M Premalal Kumarasiri the Principal of Mahanama College.