The Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella, Attorney-at-Law
Hon. (Mrs.) Chamindranee Kiriella raised a supplementary question on stalled and deteriorating school infrastructure in the Central Province. She urged the urgent release of Rs. 1,456 million to complete 33 stalled school projects and asked what measures the Government would take regarding nearly 400 schools needing essential maintenance and around 300 village schools at risk, including those under “The Nearest School - The Best School” programme.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 My first supplementary question is this: As per your answer, Rs. 1,456 million is required to complete 33 stalled school projects. Some buildings have been left idle for years and are deteriorating. I request that the funds be released urgently.
¶ 02 At present, nearly 400 schools in the Central Province require essential maintenance. Village schools included under “The Nearest School - The Best School” have also suffered due to weather conditions; around 300 schools in the Central Province are at risk. What measures will the Government take?
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