Safety preparations are being finalised for Aloka, the peace canine, who is ready to participate within the Stroll-for-Peace programme by Buddhist monks from the US in
Sri Lanka, starting subsequent Tuesday.
Venerable Melpitiye Wimalakitthi Thera confirmed that the “peace canine,” which captured the hearts of thousands and thousands within the US in the course of the monks’ 2,300-mile peace march throughout America, will take part within the programme. Nonetheless, it stays unsure whether or not Aloka will be capable of be a part of the stroll in the identical means as in the US.
The monk famous that considerations have been raised about threats from stray canines.
He defined that Sri Lanka’s neighborhood canines might begin barking and disrupt the Stroll-for-Peace.
To handle these considerations, a gathering was held on Friday with safety forces officers overseeing the programme.
Ven. Wimalakitthi Thera assured that obligatory precautions could be taken to make sure Aloka’s security.
The Stroll-for-Peace delegation, together with Ven. Pannakara Thero and his chief incumbent, arrived in Sri Lanka on Friday.
Their itinerary begins with a go to to the Attanagalla Maha Viharaya, adopted by a bus journey to Anuradhapura, the place they are going to obtain a sapling from the Sri Maha Bodhiya earlier than strolling in direction of the Ruwanweli Maha Saya.
The Thera added that the peace stroll would start on Wednesday, overlaying the Dambulla to Matale stretch, and would conclude on April 28 at Independence Sq., the place a state ceremony could be held. President Anura Kumara Dissanayake is predicted to formally hand over the Bo sapling to the American delegation of monks.
(This story, initially printed by sundaytimes.lk has not been edited by SLM workers)
(sundaytimes.lk)
