Education
The town is famous for Hartley College (boys), Velautham Maha Vidyalayam (boys), Vadamaradchy Hindu Girls College and Methodist Girls High School. The school was started by Wesleyan missionaries over 170 years ago, and has survived several cyclones and arson by anti-social elements and the military. The school has financial backing from overseas and several of its past students are now professors, doctors, engineers and scientists all over the world. In recent years both of the schools have been under restrictions placed by the Sri Lankan Army (SLA). Regular clashes occur between Sri Lankan armed forces and college protestors, mainly over the high security zone.
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