A special 'Kapruk Pooja' of rare quality, meant to invoke spiritual blessings on the speedy eradication of COVID-19 epidemic and all attempts to this effect, being spearheaded by HE the President, Hon Prime Minister, Ministry of Health, Health workers, Tri service troops, Policemen and all stakeholders got underway on Saturday (13) evening at the historic Somawathiya Raja Maha Vihara temple premises, organized under the aegis of members of the Maha Sangha and General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff, Commander of the Army and Head of the National Operations Centre for Prevention of COVID-19 Outbreak (NOCPCO).

The State Minister for the Ministry of Public Services, Provincial Councils, and Local Government, Janaka Bandara Tennakoon says the current government takes its decisions on

behalf of the people and the government is working to create a self-sufficient village as the rural areas need to be developed in order to develop the country.

State Minister of Mahaweli Zone Canals and Settlement, Infrastructure Development, Siripala Gamlath says His Excellency President Gotabaya Rajapaksa has been able to manage the living condition of the people in this country without passing on the aftermaths of the global economic recession that hit the world following the COVID-19 epidemic.

The fifth-year celebration of “Wana Diwiya”, the Official News Magazine of the Ministry of Wildlife and Forest Conservation was held on February 12 at the Lake House Auditorium with the presence of Minister C.B Rathnayake.