Tri-lingual school for Vavuniya

Gayan Rajapaksa and Hidogama group corr

Hambantota District Parliamentarian Namal Rajapaksa yesterday laid the foundation stone for a fully equipped Tri-lingual school to be built at Bogaswewa, Vavuniya to accommodate 3,000 students. The school to be named Mahinda Rajapaksa Vidyalaya built on a 20 acre plot of land will have all features needed by a modern educational institute.

The school will have classes from grade 6 upto grade 13 and enable students to pursue education in all three languages. Simultaneous instructions have been given to develop all schools in the surrounding areas as major junior schools.

During his visit to Vavuniya Namal Rajapaksa also visited the Kokeliya Ranaviru Piyasa, Agbopura and Bogaswewa re-settlements projects on an inspection tour.

He also directed officials to expedite on going development programmes in these projects.

Parliamentarian Shehan Semasinghe, Education Ministry Secretary Gotabhaya Jayaratne, Presidential Secretariat Task Force Chairman S B Divaratne, Lake House Editorial Director Seelaratne Senarath, Vanni Commander Maj Gen Boniface Perera and other officials accompanied Rajapaksa during the tour.