US Indo-pacific Command renovates two schools in Nintavur and Soodaikkudah

Empowering young Sri Lankans by improving their access to safe, quality spaces in which to learn is just one example of the US stand with the Sri Lankan government as it works to ensure equal rights and opportunity for all, an US Embassy official said yesterday.

At an event held to inaugurate the renovated Soodaikkudah school, US Embassy’s Public Affairs Officer David Mcguire said these school construction projects symbolize the commitment of the US to building long term, sustainable partnerships with the people of Sri Lanka.

“Empowering young Sri Lankans by improving their access to safe, quality spaces in which to learn is just one example of how we stand with the Sri Lankan government as it works to ensure equal rights and opportunity for all. The leaders of tomorrow are learning here today, and our hope is that they see how much more we can achieve when we work together as partners,” he said.

The US Indo-pacific Command (INDOPACOM) renovated two schools in

Nintavur and Soodaikkudah which were inaugurated by US Embassy’s Head of Political Affairs Anthony Renzulli and Public Affairs Officer Mcguire.

In a statement, the US Embassy said INDOPACOM has invested more than Rs.190 million in these construction projects.

The INDOPACOM construction project at the Al Mazhar

Girls High School added 12 classrooms, a 35,000-litre rainwater harvesting system and 17 additional bathroom stalls.

At the Soodaikkudah school, INDOPACOM funded the construction of five new classrooms and a 35,000-litre rainwater harvesting system. The classroom building incorporates an emergency shelter on the top floor, providing a safe location for local families in the event of a natural disaster. This project also created a new handicap-accessible toilet block with ten stalls.

Eastern Province Governor M. L. A .M. Hizbullah, State Minister of Health, Nutrition, and Indigenous Medicine Faizal Cassim, Eastern Province Education Ministry Secretary I. K. G. Muthubanda, Provincial Director of Education for Eastern Province M. T. A. Nizam, and Zonal Director of Education and Principal of the Soodaikkudah Barathi School Sivasubramaniam Kirupathas were also present at the events.