New Buddhist temple in Maangku'lam in North

[TamilNet, Tuesday, 10 August 2010, 11:57 GMT]
Work on the construction of a Buddhist Vihare on land close to the Sri Lanka police station along A9 highway in Maangku'lam area has begun and the new Vihare has been named Sugatha Vihare, according to media sources. The construction is in progress amid claims by Sri Lanka’s Prime Minister D. M. Jayaratne who is also the Minister of Buddha Sasana that 289 sites had been identified in the North and East where Buddhist Vihares were earlier located besides 88 archaeological sites.

The Prime Minister said that action is being taken to preserve the archaeological sites and a Civil Defence Force has been formed to protect the sites from outside interference.

Maangku'lam is located in Mullaiththeevu district in Vanni.