This ceremony was organized by Polonnaruwa Buddhist Association.

The President launched the e-service to reserve Mahaweli Tourist Guest Houses through internet at the Ruhunuketha Tourist Guest House.

The program to develop Mahaweli Guest Houses and provide the facility to reserve them through internet was carried out by Sri Lanka Mahaweli Authority and the Information and Communication Technology Agency of Sri Lanka, under the directive of the President.

Both local and foreign tourists now can reserve these tourist guest houses through www.mahaweli.gov.lk and www.gov.lk  

The President also joined a special puja at Sippi Vinayagar God Gana Kovil in Paranagama, Manampitiya.

A program to offer nutrition packs to pregnant ladies was also held yesterday at Agricultural Economic Center in Welikanda, under the patronage of the President.

The nutrition packs were delivered among more than 450 pregnant ladies during this program.