National Child Protection Authority Has Commenced An Investigation On Using 250 Small School Children To Hold The World's Longest Saree Fall

The National Child Protection Authority has launched an investigation on using of 250 under aged School Children attached to the Alawathugoda Primary School to hold a 3800 meter long fall of a traditional Kandyan Saree(Osariya) of a Bride who is a model from Gatambe Junction to Eriyagama Junction  for four hours while the Bride attempted to set a new guineas world record of wearing the longest fall of a saree  last morning(21) in Kandy.

 The teachers of the Alawathugoda School supervised the primary School Children when they hold the fall of the Saree of the Bride and the Chief Minister of Central Province Sarath Ekanayake had attended as the chief guest of the event organized by a Beautician in the area and attended by some Buddhist Monks and higher Police Officers as well.

The school Children used to hold the Bride's Saree fall are students of Garde 2,3 and 4 of Alawathugoda Primary School it has been revealed.

According to the organizers around Rs.2.7 million has spent to prepared the long Saree fall and around 100 of the school children attended the occasion were dressed as flower girls of the couple .

The Teachers trade unions have criticized heavily on the move of school authorities over participating the small school children to the event which was organized by closing down a lane of the road to allow the wedding procession and to break the previous world record of displaying the world's longest Saree fall in India which was 2800 meter long.