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Record crowds at Deyata Kirula on fourth day

Lake House stall a crowd-puller

The Lake House stall at the Media Zone attracted hundreds of visitors from various parts of the country throughout the day. Visitors to the Lake House stall are briefed about print media. A printing machine used to print Lake House newspapers is also displayed at the Lake House stall.

Page one of the first Daily News, Dinamina, Sunday Observer and Silumina newspapers are issued free to visitors at the Lake House stall. The first pages issued to visitors are printed at the Lake House stall in the old printing machine. Admission is free for schoolchildren and teachers. The others have to purchase a Rs 20 ticket.

The Deyata Kirula exhibition provides visitors a vast knowledge in numerous fields, visitors to the Deyata Kirula Exhibition in Oyamadu, Anuradhapura said. “Deyata Kirula is not a mere exhibition, but gives the visitors invaluable knowledge and exposure to many sectors. All visitors benefit from the knowledge and experience at the exhibition,” said Anuruddha Amarasinghe, Principal of a school in Mawanella, who accompanied schoolchildren to the exhibition.

Thousands visited the sixth Deyata Kirula national development exhibition on the fourth day of the exhibition yesterday. The entire 500 acre exhibition site was filled with visitors from various parts of the country. The visitors were from Badulla, Ratnapura, Matara and Colombo.

By the end of the fourth day of the exhibition, over 900,000 people had visited the Deyata Kirula exhibition.

The fourth day saw the largest ever crowd numbering 350,000. Deyata Kirula Exhibition Committee secretary Udaya Senaviratne said over 250,000 had visited the exhibition by yesterday noon. “It is expected that the visitor turn out will exceed 900,000 by the end of the fourth day,” he said.

All stalls were filled with visitors of all age groups. A significant number of schoolchildren were also seen at the exhibition. However, the Media Zone and the Security Forces and Transport Department stalls were the main attractions. A large number also visited the gallows at the Deyata Kirula exhibition premises, setup by the Prisons Reforms and Rehabilitation Ministry.

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