Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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Performance Report â 2010 - Ministry of Finance and Planning
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Hambantota. The proposed stadium wasconstructional for the World Cup CricketTournament matches.Table 48 Sports Sector ProjectsImplemented in <strong>2010</strong>ProjectKegalle Central College/Tholangamuwa Playground-KegalleRs. Mn100Torrington Synthetic Track 100Reid Avenue Sports Complex 200ColomboSchool Development Projects ( 40Piliy<strong>and</strong>ala, W<strong>and</strong>aramulla,Hambantota Ruhuna Wijayaba,K<strong>and</strong>y Walala Ratnayaka )Exposure <strong>of</strong> Internationallyaccepted sports facilities torural sports men <strong>and</strong> womenGr<strong>and</strong>st<strong>and</strong> Sports ComplexProject - Nuwara Eliya300300Approval was granted by the Cabinet tohold the Commonwealth GamesCompetition - 2018 in Sri Lanka.NPD has approved the construction <strong>of</strong> twoplaygrounds with 400/300 meter runningtracks at Tholangamuwa Central College<strong>and</strong> Kegalle Maha Vidyalaya No. <strong>of</strong> observations on CabinetMemor<strong>and</strong>a- 27 No. <strong>of</strong> projects approved during theyear- 5 No. <strong>of</strong> steering committeesparticipated in - 12 No. <strong>of</strong> meetings initiated by thecluster-9During <strong>2010</strong>, one proposal on Holding theCommonwealth Games Competition -2018 in Sri Lanka was approved by NPD<strong>and</strong> the Observation <strong>of</strong> NPD wassubmitted to the cabinet on 05 cabinetmemor<strong>and</strong>a submitted by the <strong>Ministry</strong> <strong>of</strong>Sports.National Heritage <strong>and</strong> CultureBeing a proud Sri Lankan nation blessedwith national heritage to go forward withthe other countries <strong>of</strong> the world as acountry with a unique culture that promoteoverall development. Further the culture <strong>of</strong>a country is the primary mechanism thathelps in accomplishing most productivelyall programmes being introduced for thewell being <strong>of</strong> the people <strong>of</strong> that country. InSri Lanka eight places that are rich inarchaeological value have been inscribedin the World heritage list. These areSigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Anuradhapura,K<strong>and</strong>y, Galle ancient city, Dambulla cavetemple, Sinharaja forest <strong>and</strong> the centralhighl<strong>and</strong>s.."A person with a high sense <strong>of</strong> art <strong>and</strong>culture will see the world with a serenemind. The art <strong>and</strong> culture in a countryshould be able to reflect its past glory aswell as focus on the future <strong>of</strong> the society.Many in our country may have feared thatour country's culture <strong>and</strong> arts would havebeen damaged by speedy amalgamationwith global cultures <strong>and</strong> values"As a part <strong>of</strong> its m<strong>and</strong>ate to promotecultural performance <strong>and</strong> participatorycultural activities, the government hasestablished 158 cultural centres isl<strong>and</strong>wide.With the objective <strong>of</strong> establishinginternational level infrastructure facilitieswith sophisticated modern hi tech facilitiesfor pr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>and</strong> armature artists,researchers, foreign troupes <strong>and</strong> generalpublic to perform, train, <strong>and</strong> engage inresearch etc. the National Performing ArtsTheater is being constructed in Colombo ata cost <strong>of</strong> Rs. 3080 mn. Theaters will servethe performing artists <strong>and</strong> audiences <strong>of</strong> thecountry by inspiring <strong>and</strong> supporting thecreation, translation <strong>and</strong> presentation <strong>of</strong>the best performances in the national <strong>and</strong>international repertoire. It opened in 2011.186
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