Fund-Raising \'Paabala Mela\' Ends with Massive Crowds
The pet project of the Sri Lanka Light Infantry (SLLI) \'Paabala Mela\', the flagship fund-raiser at Hikkaduwa, slated to collect funds for welfare of SLLI War Heroes, families of fallen or missing War Heroes and disable ones, ended on Tuesday (22) evening.
Major General Sudantha Ranasinghe, Commander, Security Force Headquarters-West (SFHQ-West), graced the event as the Chief Guest who opened the event for the final day.
A massive crowd in the festive season at those entertaining features together with hundreds of youngsters flocked to the carnival site on the final day. It was conducted for five days beginning last Friday (18).
Major General Ranasinghe after opening the event toured the site in the company of senior officers and visited stalls and entertaining features in the arrangement.
This annual event with all entertaining features and a chain of stalls that market household items was opened by Major General Amal Karunasekara, Colonel of the Regiment, SLLI on Friday (18) as the Chief Guest.
