SAARCH student bodies meet here for the first time

Under an initiative led by the current Chairman of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation of Architects (SAARCH) Architect Jayantha Perera the student bodies of the organizational countries gathered in Sri Lanka for the first time in history.

The meeting was represented by students of architecture from Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India and Nepal. 'Unlike other SAARC related professional bodies, SAARCH does not comprise of all the SAARC countries.

This organization is a gathering of the national institutes of architects of each country and only those countries comprised of national architectural organizations until recently, said the current SAARCH Chairman, Architect Perera.

Speaking of the success of the student body meeting held in Sri Lanka, he said that Sri Lanka has been invited to participate in the annual conference of the National Architect Students' Association (NASA) in India which was held recently in Chennai.

The annual meeting of the NASA, which was held during previous years only in national level, has been escalated to a regional level this year.

Architect Jayantha Perera graced the event as the SAARCH Chairman and the initiator of the cause.