Press Release

India Constructs Multi-Ethnic Tri-Lingual School in Polonnaruwa

           India and Sri Lanka today signed a MoU to construct a new multi-ethnic tri-lingual secondary school in Polonnaruwa District.  The MoU was signed by H.E Mr.Taranjit Singh Sandhu, High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka and Mr. Sunil Hettiarachchi, Secretary to the Ministry of Education. Senior Officials from Government of Sri Lanka, including Mr. Ranjan Dharmawardena, Chief of Staff to the President of Sri Lanka, participated in the event.The School will be constructed using a grant of SLR 300 million from the Government of India.  The project envisages construction of class rooms, laboratories and library, as well as procurement of furniture and other equipment.

          The school would provide opportunities to Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim students to learn in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural environment. The project would also contribute to H.E. President Maithripala Sirisena’s efforts to promote and strengthen reconciliation and unity in Sri Lanka.

Colombo
February 02, 2017