Parents, teachers, well-wishers repair damaged schools
View(s):Several schools in the Beruwala area were damaged by heavy winds recently. In some instances, parents and teachers have initiated repairs to the damaged schools while in other areas well-wishers have ‘come to the rescue’. The Primary school classrooms in Moragolla, Beruwala, damaged in November last year, were not repaired.
The parents and teachers of the school, with Rs 300,000 allocated by the Regional Engineer, renovated the damaged buildings. The desks and chairs of Karandagoda Primary school were also damaged due to heavy winds in November last year. A German couple visiting Sri Lanka, donated desks and chairs for the school, which was handed over to its Principal T.E.H. Ruberu. Pix by Thusitha Kumara de Silva