Sandahiri Seya project: no one given permission to collect funds
No individual or organisation has been given permission to collect funds or contributions to the Sandahiri Seya project built in the Anuradhpura Sacred City, the Defence Ministry stated in a release.
It any donor or institution wished to make a financial contribution towards this project they should deposit such contributions to the Sandahiru Seya Trust account number 204 -1-001-8-0004467 at the People’s Bank Headquarters branch, the communique stated.
The release added that there are reports that certain unscrupulous persons and organisations were deceiving people and collecting contributions purported to be for the Sandahiru Seya.
The release stated: “As no individual or organisation has been assigned to do so, they should inform the Defence Ministry or the nearest police station about them without delay.”