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Army constructs community hall for Sinhala military village in North-East

The Sri Lankan military declared open a community hall last month, built for a Sinhala military village in Welioya, Mullaitivu.

The hall, constructed by the 62 Division of the Sri Lankan army, was declared open on August 22.


A sign declaring the hall open, written in Sinhala only

It was constructed for the use of 52 military families who have been settled in the district under the government “Sampathnuwara Ranawiru Piyasa” program, initiated by the former Defence Secretary Gotabhaya Rajapaksa.

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