Building for school

Jaffna special correspondent

A two storied building is to be set up at Keerimalai Naguleswara Maha Vidyalaya.

This school was totally damaged during the ethnic conflict. The school is now functioning at Sandilipay. Rs 82 lakhs has been allocated for the new building.

Jaffna Bishop Dr. Thomas Saundranayagam handed over 70 houses to Gurunagar residents affected by tsunami. These houses were built by Carithas organisation at Ven Puravi Allaipiddy.

The Bishop, Navy Commander Capt. Dissanayake, Catholic priests, the former Jaffna District Director of Caritas were taken on a procession to the 12 houses that were handed over to the new settlers from Gurunagar.

A cultural programme by the children of Gurunagar Yakapar parish followed.