St Sylvester's gets building back on President's orders

Asela Kuruluwansa

A building used by Kandy Police as part of their official quarters was handed back to St. Sylvester's College by the Police on President Mahinda Rajapaksa's orders on Saturday.

The order came from the President when the matter was brought to his attention by a group led by Central Province Governor Tikiri Kobbekaduwa. The building, which formed part of the college primary section, was used by the Police as its official quarters.

Kobbekaduwa said with the building being handed over to the college, it will be used as a centre for trilingual training and information technology for students.

Kandy District Secretary Gamini Seneviratne said the government purchased land from the upland area to be used as the Kandy Police Headquarters.