Rs 32 m for Batti Hindu Kovils

Batticaloa group corr

The government has provided Rs 32.1 million for the development of Hindu kovils in the Batticaloa district during the last three years, Assistant Director (Hindu kovils), Hindu Religious and Cultural Affairs Department M. Shanmuganathan said. He disclosed this at a meeting attended by trustees of kovils held at Batticaloa on Sunday.

He said his department had spent Rs 825,000 for the development of 21 Hindu children's homes in the district.

There are 811 Hindu kovils and 300 Hindu foundations in Batticaloa district registered with his department, he said.