Inmates at ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ Attidiya Enjoy Their Own New Year Festival

On the directions of the Commander of the Army, a ceremony to celebrate the New Year was organized at ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’, wellness resort for disabled War Heroes in Attidiya on Thursday (5).

Highlighting the significance of age-old traditions and religious performances, inmates in the ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ in the company of their family members of disabled War Heroes celebrated the Sinhala and Tamil New Year 2018.

Pride of place in the arrangement went to traditional games and sports.

The festival commenced after lighting the traditional hearth, milk pot boiling, etc.

Wheelchair races, feeding the blind, lime balancing, eying the elephant and various other traditional games and sports were included in the day's programme.

The winners of the each event won valuable prizes. Civil donors as well contributed to the successful conduct of the event.

Commander of the Army, Lieutenant General Mahesh Senanayake allocated funds for conduct of this timely project for the benefit of disabled War Heroes who are resident in this resort.

Major General Dampath Fernando, newly-appointed Chief of Staff also visited the wellness resort on Wednesday (4) with the aim of looking into their well-being.

Colonel Nandana Gunawardana, Commandant, ‘Mihindu Seth Medura’ was behind the organizing the event.

Towards the end of the ceremony, Major General Anura Sudasinghe, Director General of Army Sports, gave away trophies and certificates to the winners.

A large number of inmates and a few hundreds of family members and invitees participated in the New Year festival.