Addalaichenai () in the

Ampara District Ampara District ( ta, அம்பாறை மாவட்டம், translit=Ampāṟai Māvaṭṭam; si, අම්පාර දිස්ත්‍රික්කය, translit=Ampāra Distrikkaya) is one of the 25 districts of Sri Lanka, the sec ...

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derived its name from a classical origin "Addala Chenai" in which ''Addala'' (''அடளை'') means a place made for protect the cultivation at higher places, and ''Chena'' (''சேனை'') means crop cultivation. However many is of the opinion that farmers origin is also behind the framing of the name Addalaichenai. The village Addalaichenai was being part of Akkaripattu up to 1978 and then separated from

Akkaraipattu Akkaraipattu (Tamil: ''அக்கரைப்பற்று'', Sinhala: ''අක්කරපත්තුව'') is a large town in the Ampara District, Eastern Province, Sri Lanka. The town is strategically located with links via the Siyamb ...

. Addalaichenai came to be regarded as the country's agricultural important place in 1978 when the DRO office was formed. Addalaichenai has been well known by traders from almost 2000 years ago. Prior to the establishment of the

Divisional Secretariat The districts of Sri Lanka are divided into administrative sub-units known as ''divisional secretariats''. These were originally based on the feudal counties, the ''korale''s and ''rata''s. They were formerly known as 'D.R.O. Divisions' after the ...

in 1991, the office of the Assistant Government Agent was functioning as the institution catering to the day to day news of the people in the division. which was in view on office of the Assistant Government Agent was opened on October 10, 1973 in Addalaichenai consisting Palamunai, Oluvil, Deegawapiya and Thiraikerny hamlets. This office is situated on the main road near the 36th mile post from

Batticaloa Batticaloa ( ta, மட்டக்களப்பு, ''Maṭṭakkaḷappu''; si, මඩකලපුව, ''Maḍakalapuwa'') is a major city in the Eastern Province, Sri Lanka, and its former capital. It is the administrative capital of the ...

in the coastal belt of

. On the north there is the Kaliodai river, on the south Akkaraipattu D.S. Office Boundary and drainage road. On the east

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, on the west a vast stretch of Paddy Lands and the eastern boundaries of

Sammanthurai Sammanthurai ( ta, சம்மாந்துறை, translit=Cam'māntuṟai; si, සමන්තර, translit=Samantara, si, සම්මාන්තුරේ , translit=Sammānturē), is a town in Ampara District of Eastern Province, Sri Lank ...

, Irakkaman and

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Divisional Secretariat.

History of Addalaichenai Divisional Secretariat

Prior to October 10, 1973, the Addalaichenai Division was alliterate with the Akkaraipattu Division. After this date a separate division was carved out from Akkaraipattu and named as Addalaichenai Division. At that time there was a voluntary organization namely "Social Service Society" which was instruments in greeting this new with the able assistance of the late M.M. Musthapha, Member of Parliament and Deputy Minister of Finance. Late Mr. Senerath Somarathne, M.P. and political authorities of the Ampara District was good enough to allocate sufficient funds from DCB to construct the present building complex.

Role performed at DS

References

{{Reflist Towns in Ampara District Addalaichenai DS Division