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Free spectacles distribution programme underway in North

November 11, 2025

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The Island

Northern Province Governor Nagalingam Vedanayagam recently appreciated the efforts made by several NGOs to provide spectacles, as well as lenses required for cataract surgery, free of charge to the needy students.

- By DINASENA RATUGAMAGE

The Governor and other authorities were briefed on the progress made so far in the ongoing project at the meeting where consultant eye surgeon at the Jaffna Teaching Hospital, Dr. Muthusamy Malaravan, launched

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