The national state exhibition 'Deyata Kirula' will be declared open by President Mahinda Rajapaksa at 5.30pm today. The exhibition is to be held at a 600 acre site in Oyamaduwa in Anuradhapura and is the largest exhibition to be held since the inception of the series. Deyata Kirula will be open to the public till February 10.

Visitors will be asked to purchase a Development Lottery ticket priced at Rs.20 for entry and school children will be granted entry free-of-charge. The exhibition will comprise of stalls from all Wijeya Newspapers Limited are the media sponsors for the event. (HF)