A visit to inspect the current status of the Trilingual National School under construction in Kaduruwela, Polonnaruwa with the assistance of the Government of India and a special discussion on the future work of the school was held under the leadership of Prime Minister Dr. Harini Amarasuriya on 14th February.
The Prime Minister’s attention was drawn towards the construction work of this school, which was being built with the aim of providing education to all children representing all ethnic groups and religions in the region, had been slow for several years.
The construction company pointed out that the front building, which is being built under Indian Government funds, is completed up to 75% and the remaining work will cost about Rs. 150 million. The second building, which is being built with Sri Lankan Government funds, is completed up to 40% and the remaining work will cost about Rs. 400 million.
The construction company's engineers informed the Prime Minister that the school will have facilities for 1600 students to engage in educational activities. The school is planned to be designed to include special education units, language classrooms, e-learning classrooms, hostels, an administrative building, laboratory facilities, sanitary facilities and teachers' quarters.
The Prime Minister informed the authorities to promptly formulate proposals and plans for the education of the children without allowing these resources to be destroyed.
Deputy Minister of Housing T.B. Sarath, Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Padmasiri Bandara, Polonnaruwa District Parliamentarian Sunil Rathnasiri, Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education Nalaka Kaluwewa, Governor of the North Central Province Wasantha Jinadasa, Polonnaruwa District Secretary Sujantha Ekanayake and other officials were present for the observation.
