Sri Lanka President Maithripala Sirisena stressed that his policies against bribery and corruption have never changed and said the proposals will be created for the development projects to fulfill the needs of the people and carried forth transparently and without any irregularities.
President Sirisena expressed his views participating in a ceremony to hand over newly opened class rooms to children in Girithale Janapada Kanishta Vidyalaya, Polonnaruwa, Friday (01).
The new classrooms building of the Girithale Colony Junior School was constructed at a cost of Rs. 6 million rupees under the ‘Pibidemu Polonnaruwa’ District Development program.
The President received a warm welcome from the students when he arrived at the school. He planted a tree at the school premises to mark his presence.
Certificates and medals were given to the students who won first places in all island primary singing competition by the President.
President Sirisena also handed over the new two-storied class room building to the students of Hingurakgoda Yodha Ela Maha Vidyalaya Friday.
This building has been constructed with the workforce support of Sri Lanka Navy and Rs 11.45 million monetary subsidies under the Pibidemu Polonnaruwa development project.
Later, addressing the gathering, the President said that he will conduct development projects to revamp 2400 reservoirs in dry zones, a task none of the previous governments have undertaken.
Under this program 123 irrigation tanks of Polonnaruwa district will be renovated, the President said that adding the water issue faced by the people in the district over the last 60 years will be over at the end of this year permanently.
The President further said that at present, he has received invitation to vest the newly constructed class room buildings at 142 schools among the 240 schools in the Polonnaruwa district, with the students.
President Sirisena pointed out that as the necessary facilities given for the education of the children they should get good academic results too. He also said that a program will be implemented in the future after consulting the relevant Principals and Educational officials to achieve good academic results after understanding the flaws shown by the school children in the Polonnaruwa district at the examinations.
The President also presented award to a student who showed outstanding performance at the Year 5 Scholarship Examination.
