Construction of a New Shrine Room (Budu Medura) for Upper School

At the request of OBA, Mrs. Punyakanthi De Silva the daughter of the Mr. R.E.S De Soysa (Great Grand Daughter Mr. C.H. De Soysa, first owner of the land – prior to the acquisition by the Government) has agreed to meet the total expense of the new shrine room for the school. In the nidst of “seth pirith” chanting by Maha Sanhga, the foundation stone was laid by Ms. Anjalie Weerasorriya (the daughter of Mrs. Punyakanthie De Silva) at an auspicious time on 19^th July 2007. It is expected to complete the construction works by early September 2007. Some photographs are shown below.