Welikanda kids affected by drought
Pix by Athula Devapriya
View(s): School children in the Polonnaruwa district are among the thousands reeling under the effects of a prolonged drought. At the Maithripura Primary School in the Welikanda division, the rain water collection tank has run dry and the students and teachers have to depend on the weekly water bowser that comes along to get drinking water supplies.
Each child has been asked to being two bottles of drinking water to school till the water shortage eases. Principal of the School Dhammika Rupasinghe said the school could benefit immensely if a hand water pump can be installed.
Despite the dry weather conditions, the children’s spirits remain high. Many were seen playing during interval in the playgrounds as seen in these pictures.
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