President Maithripala Sirisena opened the new cultural center in Sampur, built under the project to develop infrastructure facilities in the Northern and Eastern Provinces on 20th May.
This cultural center was built at a cost of Rs. 22 millions.
During the visit, the President also opened the new Sampur Divisional Hospital which facilitates more than 4,253 people, living in five Grama Seva Divisions; Sampur-East, Sampur-West, Nawarathnapura, Konithiv and Kadakarachachennai.
He also registered the first patient to be served in the hospital.
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