Children’s park opening to coincide with Lake House Mihinthale Aloka Pooja

Priyanka KURUGALA

Providing a fully equipped children’s park (sellam midula) for Pathiraja Thennakoon Primary School in Mihinthale, to mark the 50th anniversary of Lake House Mihinthale Aloka Pooja, is another social service performed by Lake House, Mihintale Raja Maha Viharadhipathi Ven Walahahengunawewe Dhammaratana Nayake Thera, said.

The opening of the children’s park will take place along with the commencement of the Mihinthale Aloka Pooja on June 3 at 10.30 am. M/s Abans Ltd. will sponsor the Mihintale Aloka Pooja 2012 for the seventh consecutive year at a cost of Rs 2.5 million.

The children’s park was a request of Pathiraja Thennkoon Primary school,Mihinthale Principal RWM Mallika Menike and Mihinthale Divisional Secretariat Ruwan Ekanayake.The donation was organized under the guidance of Mihintale Raja Maha Viharadhipathi Ven Walahahengunawewe Dhammaratana Nayake Thera.

“The Aloka Pooja programme started as a small programme with limited funds in 1963. It gradually blossomed into a grand religious and social festival. In particular, it has helped achieve a great degree of economic and social development, Mihintale Raja Maha Viharadhipathi Ven. Dhammaratana Nayake Thera, said.

Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, Lake House Director Operations and Presidential Coordinating Secretary Upul Dissanayake, Director Editorial Seelarathna Senarath, Director Legal Rasanga Harischandra, General Manager Abhaya Amaradasa, Head of Marketing and Branch Officers Sunil Sendanayake, Company Secretary Kumudu Gunawardana, Head of Operation and Welfare U M Rodrigo and Manager Buildings and Maintenance Sarath Wijethilake will participate in the event. Ranjith Wijewardene will also be one of the distinguished guests.

The first day of the Mihinthale Aloka Pooja will be opened by the North Central Province Governor Karunarathna Diwlgane, North Central Province Chief Minister Berty Premalal Dissanayake, Youth Affairs and Skills Development Deputy Minister and Mihinthale Electorate UPFP Chief Organizer Duminda Dissanayake, Lake House Chairman Bandula Padmakumara, Ceylon Electricity Board Chairman Wimala Dharma Abewicrema and Abans General Manager Dhammika Prasanna.