For the first time in history, a President visited the Mohothuwarama island in Kalpitiya this week. President Maithripala Sirisena who visited the island, said he would look into the demands of the villagers including classes of Mohothuwarama Government school , which he visited, increased to Grade 6 by next year.
He also called for a report regarding a housing project in the area. The island is 3,600 acres in extent with 105 families living there.
Pix & Text by Padma Kumari Kankanamge.