The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education
After Cyclone “Ditwah”, the Ministry of Education’s Engineering Division inspected affected schools and its findings are being verified with the National Building Research Organisation before action is taken. The Prime Minister stated that some damaged school buildings can be repaired on site, while others require relocation, and that the Ministry has identified these cases and is proceeding accordingly.
Verbatim record (translated)
Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Hon. Speaker, after Cyclone “Ditwah”, the Engineering Division of the Ministry of Education visited the areas and conducted inspections of schools. I need to obtain the exact recommendations regarding the school you mentioned. However, we proceed after confirming the Engineering Division’s findings with NBRO. We have a procedure: we consider both the Ministry’s assessment and the NBRO’s assessment. As the Hon. Member said, many schools were affected by the cyclone. Some suffered partial damage and can be repaired in situ. Some buildings must be relocated. We have identified such schools, and the Ministry is proceeding accordingly.
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- Hansard, Tuesday, 3 February 2026 ·No. 23252 ·English daily/uncorrected Hansard
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Cite as: The Hon. (Dr.) Harini Amarasuriya - Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 3 February 2026. No. 23252. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/8710