A new, fully-equipped Children and Women’s Bureau building for the Colombo North Division –

The new building of the Colombo North Division Children and Women’s Bureau, constructed within the Modara Police Station with modern facilities, was opened on 21.08.2025 in the afternoon under the patronage of the Inspector General of Police, Attorney-at-Law, Mr. Priyantha Weerasooriya.

The objective of establishing the Children and Women’s Bureau with modern facilities is to create a suitable environment for children and women in the area to file a complaint regarding a problem they have encountered or a crime they have faced, while protecting their privacy, and to create a suitable working environment to prevent crimes against them.

This project to modernize children’s and women’s bureaus across the island is being implemented with the direct involvement of the Japanese Embassy in Sri Lanka and under the financial support of the Japanese Government from the United Nations Population Fund. Mr. Ohashi Kenji, First Secretary and Head of the Economic and Development Cooperation Section of the Japanese Embassy, participated as the chief guest in this event.

Facilities such as a designated area for mothers who come to file complaints to breastfeed their children, areas for small children to play, and areas for women to rest have also been set up in this building.

Senior DIG in charge of the Western Province, Mr. Sanjeewa Dharmaratne, Senior Superintendent of Police in charge of the Colombo North Division, Mr. B.A. Rohan Pushpakumara, Director of the Child and Women Abuse Prevention Bureau, Ms. S.P. H.W.I.S. Muthumala, Executive Director of World Vision, which provided construction support, Dr. Dhanan Senathirajah, as well as the OICs and officers of the Colombo North Division, participated in this event.