History

Amunukumbura is a hamlet in the area historically known as Meda Pattuwa in the SiyaneKorala, i.e. the village in the Amunukumbura Grama Niladhari Division in the Mahara electorate of the Gampaha District in the Western Province. The village headman at the time Mr. Kaluarachchige Don Pieris Rathnayake donated a land in extent of 04 acres, 03 roods and 03 perches to the government on 10 August 1981 through the deed of gift bearing number 3563. Mr. Rathnayake passed away on 24 April 1988 and with the demise of his beloved wife Mrs. R.K. Alice Nona on 28 February 1989, the land became a property fully vested in the government.

In transferring this property to the government Mr. R.K.D.P. Rathnayake has expressed his intent thus in the deed of gift, “since it is my wish to offer relief and welfare to children rendered orphaned and handicapped persons and to those with similar disabilities in Sri Lanka”. (Extract from the deed of gift). In keeping with this wish, the Department of Social Services initiated measures in 1990 to establish this institute specifically for slow learners and subsequently it was upgraded as a vocational training centre in 1991.

Currently Ongoing Courses

Route

It is situated south to the Batepola junction which is approximately 8 kilometers from the Miriswatta junction on the Colombo-Kandy Main Road along the Gampaha - Kirindiwela road (Bus route No. 205)

• Officer in Charge,
  Amunukumbura Vocational Training Institute,
  Amunukumbura, Wathurugama
• +94 332 279 321
• +94 332 279 321
• vtiamunkumbura[at]gmail.com