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Nahil Wijesuriya
Business tycoon-turned-philanthropist Nahil Wijesuriya has donated Rs. 100 million towards the Nalanda Sports Arena, the second phase of the school’s Centenary Project.
The Nalanda College Old Boys’ Association (NCOBA) said: “His generous contribution marks a landmark milestone for the Nalanda Centenary Project and will significantly support the development of the Nalanda Sports Arena.”
Wijesuriya has previously donated Rs. 3 billion to Trinity College Kandy, Rs. 1 billion to the Little Hearts Project of Lady Ridgeway Hospital, Rs. 600 million to S. Thomas’ College, Mount Lavinia for a state-of-the-art Information Technology building, and Rs. 270 million to construct Bishop’s College’s new A-Level and O-Level building.
