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Wednesday, November 25, 2009 - 4.33 GMT |
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Govt. to
upgrade higher educational institutions |
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The
Ministry
of
Higher
Education
has
taken
steps to
upgrade
all
higher
educational
institutions
in the
country
to build
a highly
literate
society,
under
the
direction
of
President
Mahinda
Rajapaksa
who is
paying
urgent
attention
on
university
issues.
Under
this
directive,
the
Ministry
has
taken
steps to
construct
a six
storied
clinical
building
with a
gross
floor
area of
10989
sqm at a
cost of
Rs.673
million
for the
Faculty
of
Medical
and
Allied
Sciences
of the
University
of
Rajarata.
Construction
of this
building
is
expected
to be
carried
out by
the
State
Engineering
Corporation
(SEC) on
design
and
build
(Measure
and Pay)
basis
and to
make
payments
on the
rates
approved
by the
Construction
and
Engineering
Services.
This
project
will be
completed
to
fulfill
the
academic
requirements
of the
fourth
year
medical
students
of this
Faculty.
The
University
Grants
Commission
has
allocated
Rs.125m
for this
project
considering
it as a
high
priority.
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