President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is scheduled to participate in a series of official programmes in Mannar and Jaffna tomorrow (15) and the day after tomorrow (16).
The President will attend the Northern Province Thai Pongal Festival to be held at the Aiyanar Kovil Grounds, Velanai, Jaffn tomorrow (15) at 2.00 p.m. He is also scheduled to participate in a Thai Pongal celebration organized by the Jaffna Tourism Board at the Manipai Maruthadi Vinayagar Temple, held in support of tourism promotion in the region.
President Dissanayake will preside over the inaugural ceremony of the national housing program titled “A Place to Belong – A Beautiful Life,” on Friday (16) under which 31,218 new houses are being constructed across the country, including 2,500 houses for families in the Northern and Eastern Provinces who remain displaced due to the war. The event will be held at the Weerasingham Primary School Grounds, Chavakachcheri, Jaffna.
In addition, the Northern Province programme of the national anti-drug campaign “A Nationa United” will be held on Friday (16) at the Jaffna Technical College Grounds, under the patronage of the President.
Presidential Media Division
14.01.2026