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Minister
Seeks Donors' Assistance to Rehabilitate Damaged
Temples |
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The
Minister of Buddha Sasana Ratnasiri Wickramanayaka has
afforded an opportunity to Buddhist temples not affected by
the tsunami disaster and the Dayaka Sabhas as well as donors
to assist in the rehabilitation and reconstruction of 68
Buddhist temples damaged due to the tidal waves disaster.
This is a sequel to many requests made to the Ministry by
well-wishers to assist in the restoration of these temples.
The Buddha Sasana Ministry has already set apart a maximum
of Rs. 300,000 for the initial restoration work of these
temples.
However the damage caused to these temples had been
extensive and this amount would not be sufficient to meet
the cost of repairs. Most of the damaged temples are located
in Hambantota, Galle, Matara and Kalutara districts.
All those desirous of assisting in this task have been
requested by the Minister to contact the Secretary of the
Buddha Sasana Ministry on 2330890 or the Commissioner
General of Buddhist Affairs on 2327791.
The Minister in a special message making this appeal said
that his Ministry has collected all data regarding the
damage caused to the temples and according to the data
extensive damages have been caused to many temples which the
restoration
would
require large sums of money. As there are many requests by
temples not affected by the disaster and donors to assist
the restoration and rehabilitation of these temples, the
Ministry of Buddha Sasana has launched a planned program to
repair these temples.
The prospective donors have been requested to indicate the
type of assistance they would like to give in the
rehabilitation process after which the Ministry would take
action to establish direct contact with the affected Temple
Chief Priests and the Dayaka Sabhas.
The details could be obtained by contacting the Secretary,
Ministry of Buddha Sasana or the Commissioner General of
Buddhist Affairs. |
           
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