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Moragoda visits Akshaya Patra Foundation in Bengaluru to study mid-day meal programme

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Sri Lanka’s High Commissioner to India, Milinda Moragoda recently visited the Headquarters of the Akshaya Patra Foundation in Bengaluru, Karnataka to study their renowned mid-day meal programme for school children.

Established in 2000 as a non-profit trust of International Society for Krishna Consciousness (ISKCON), Akshaya Patra is one of the world’s largest not-for-profit run school feeding programmes, serving wholesome food every school day to over 2.3 million children from 22,367 schools across 15 states and 2 union territories of India.

At present, the Foundation operates 67 large-scale kitchens in these states and union territories, which has been made possible by successful Public-Private Partnerships (PPP) with the Government of India, various state governments and generous supporters.

The organisation is the largest implementing partner of the Indian Government’s Mid-Day Meal Scheme or the Pradhan Mantri Poshan Shakti Nirman (PM-POSHAN) designed to better the nutritional standing of school-age children nationwide.

The Foundation is continuously leveraging technology to multiply its reach and their state-of-the-art kitchens have become a subject of study and attracted visitors from around the world.

During his visit to the Akshaya Patra Foundation’s Headquarters in Bengaluru, High Commissioner Moragoda met with the President of ISKCON Bengaluru & Foundation’s Chairman Sri Madhu Pandit Dasa and Sri Chanchalapathi Dasa, Vice Chairman of the Foundation. Their discussions centred around the possibilities of replicating a similar mid-day meal programme in Sri Lanka.



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Department of Irrigation extends flood warnings issued to the basin areas of the Nilwala, Kalu and Gin rivers

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[File pic] The sand bank at the river mouth of the Nilwala river being cleared (pic Matara District Media Unit)

The Amber flood warnings issued by the Hydrology and Disaster Management Division of the Department of Irrigation for the basins of the Nilwala, Gin and  Kalu Rivers  and the sub basin of the Kuda Ganga  which is a tributary of the Kalu Ganga at 9.00am on Friday(28) has been extended for another twenty four (24) hours and will be effective until 9.00am on Saturday (30).

Residents and motorists driving through the area are requested to pay necessary attention to the warning.

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Kerala cannabis with a street value of over Rs. 33 million held by Navy in Kareinagar

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The 49 packages of Kerala Cannabis were in three sacks found in the dinghy. The consignment of Kerala cannabis and the dinghy were taken into  naval custody.

 

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Crystal Methamphetamine valued at over Rs. 15 million held in Dehiwala

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A coordinated search operation conducted by the Navy and Police Crime Division, Colombo led to the apprehension of a suspect with about 1kg and 10g of Crystal Methamphetamine (Ice) in the Dehiwala area on the evening of 27th September 2023.

The gross street value of seized drugs is believed to be over Rs. 15 million.

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