Govt allocates Rs 100m for Northern schools
Rafik Jalaldeen
[Uthuru Vasanthaya]
* Construction of 23 school buildings completed
*20 schools buildings opened
* Three more to be opened soon
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The Government has allocated Rs100 million to construct school
buildings in the Northern Province under the Uthuru Vasanthaya (Northern
Spring) project. Construction of 23 school buildings have been
completed.
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G.A. Chandrasiri |
Northern Province Governor Major General G.A. Chandrasiri said after
180 days of the Uthuru Vasanthaya program, around 23 school buildings
were completed in the Jaffna Peninsula. “Senior Presidential Advisor
Basil Rajapaksa who is also the Northern Development Presidential Task
Force Chairman has allocated Rs 100 million to build school buildings,”
he said.
Twenty school buildings were opened by Major General Chandrasiri and
another three more are to be opened soon.
Major General Chandrasiri said another Rs250 million was granted by
the World Bank to provide infrastructure facilities for schoolchildren
in the Northern Province under the Uthuru Vasanthaya program.
The project will be implemented within three weeks, he added.
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