Matale gets new walking path

March 14, 2022 at 12:26 PM

The inauguration of the newly-landscaped Matale town-based ‘V. T Nanayakkara Park’ with new walkways, erected and developed jointly by Army troops, Urban Development Authority and Matale Urban Council was vested in the public yesterday (13) during a brief ceremony, graced by General Shavendra Silva, Chief of Defence Staff and Commander of the Army as the Chief Guest for the occasion.

Troops of 17 Corps of Engineer Services (CES) with resources, made available by the Urban Development Authority laid this 865m meter-long walk path inside this popular park in close consultation with engineering experts after General Shavendra Silva in response to the UDA request made the Army technical resources and manpower available to the project. (Army(