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Public urged to refrain from visiting Sri Pada on pilgrimage Issuing a statement, the Nuwara Eliya District Secretary has requested the general public to refrain from engaging in pilgrimages to the Sri Pada (Adam’s Peak) in January 2021. Source:Dailynews The Nuwara Eliya District COVID-19 Control Committee requested Buddhist devotees to refrain from worshipping the Sacred Sri Pada Mountain in January as there exists a high health risk exists due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nuwara Eliya District Secretary M.B.R. Pushpakumara pointed out that the Nuwara Eliya District COVID-19 Control Committee reached the decision due to the existing threat of COVID-19 being spread to the estate sector in Nuwara Eliya. ...