A new play-garden for children and a newly upgraded sports venue with amenities was jopened in Adampan, Mannar by two leading figures of the Northern Province-Chief Minister of the Northern Province C.V. Wigneswaran and Rishad Bathiudeen,,Minister of Industry and Commerce, Vanni MP on Saturday (28).

The newest sports facilities are activated as part of $ 69000 (Rs 9 Mn) funding by the “Northern Spring” (Uthuru Wasanthaya / Wadakkin Wasantham initiative). “Northern Spring” is the first well-planned mega development project to revive the aspects of civilian lives of the Northern Province to revitalise the lives of northerners.

The highlight of the inauguration event was that two village soccer teams, from Adampan and Madu areas well dressed in posh soccer garb, eagerly going at each other at the newly opened sports facility to celebrate the on-going FIFA world cup tourney. The Adampan match ended in a 1:1 draw!

Also Tamil legislators, Northern Provincial Ministers and members of Mantai PS, took part in the event.

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