Health reports of students in Govt. schools to be maintained

by Milton Dharmasinghe, Our Bulathsinhala special corr.

Minister of Education Services Nirmala Kotalawala said that, for the benefit of every student studying in government schools from grade one to grade 12, health report books would be maintained from 2008 regarding the health of each student.

The Minister was addressing the participants at a health camp for young fathers at Bellapitiya Kanista Vidyalaya in Madurawala Secretariat division last Saturday.

It was organised by Dr. Wasantha Perera, Health Officer, Madurawala MoH Division, Anguruwatota with the assistance of Director of Health Services Kalutara and WPPC Chairman Jagath Angage. For this ?Appachchi? (Peethru Senehase Saviya) Program, more than 1,500 young fathers participated.

The Minister also said, ?For the maintenance of this health record book the Minister of Healthcare and Nutrition, Nimal Siripala de Silva also has given his consent. This Health Record Books are maintained from grade one class upto grade 12, all details of health of the students are mentioned and it will continue with the progress reports of students year by year.?

?I find that sort of health camp for young fathers is important for them as they are the breadwinners of the family and they should all be in good health to lead their families. Health clinics are being held for the benefit of children, schoolchildren and mothers, but young fathers have been neglected and not thought of.

But Minister such as Jagath Angage have drawn his attention to the problems of young fathers and taken efforts to attend to them. It is of paramount importance on the part of young fathers.

For this type of activities, the cooperation of employees in the Department of Health, volunteers of social organisations in rural areas was extended.

Mrs. Jagath Angage, WPPC chairman, S. L. D. R. Rathugama, Senior Lecturer in Colombo Campus, Wasantha Perera, MoH, Madurawala, Janak Chaminda, WPPC member also spoke.

Chinese Minister meets CP Governor

A meeting between Wang Guangtao, Minister for Construction, People?s Republic of China and Tikiri Kobbekaduwa Governor Central Province was held at the Governor?s Residence recently to discuss the development programs for the Central Province. This was a follow-up on the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the two Governments in February 2007 in Beijing.

The accompanying business delegation from China comprised many well-known entrepreneurs headed by Yu Duncai, president, China Xinxing Corporation (Group), members Yang Chaunwu, Vice President, China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation.

Zhang Wenlong, General Manager, Beijing Construction Engineering Group Co. Ltd., Ping, President, China Electronics Engineering Design Institute, Yang Liqiang, Vice President China Communications Construction Group, Ding Zhe, Assistant to the President, China Xinxing Corporation (Group).

This visit was a follow-up with official discussions to finalise the infrastructure development work and the implementation program with Dinesh Gunawardena, Minister of Urban and Sacred Area Development.

The discussions were on technology, transfer for low cost housing, urban planning and private sector promotion in the urban infrastructure development and township development.

The Peradeniya Town, in the Central Province has been selected for development on a priority basis mainly due to the constant earthslips that have been experienced in the recent past.

The Governor displaying the Kandy Development Plan and said that there are ideas to make Kandy a sacred city and shift the township to the suburbs of Kandy.

The Minister for Construction in China said that he was happy with the progress of the construction work in the country.

Impossible to limit Cabinet to 30 - Welgama

K. A. Perera, Wadduwa special corr.

It is a problem to be a member of parliament but today, there is no honour, esteem and respect, to a parliamentarian as it was in the past. ?Today certain members are known as ?Koti Pahe Keli? said the Minister of Industrial Development and Ranaviru Welfare Kumara Welgama after laying the foundation stone for a two storeyed building for a new administrative block at Madurawala Pradeshiya Sabha.

Rs. 40 lakhs have been allocated by the Chief Minister of Western Province. The Minister said that it was impossible to obtain majority in parliament unless you satisfy them, therefore the ministerial posts should be given to them, ?Even if the UNP comes into power, it is impossible to confine the cabinet to 30 ministerial posts and could not govern the country, and it would collapse? he added.

Nirmala Kotelawala the Minister of Education services said that Anguruwatota rural town would be developed as a modern town and the construction work is in progress. Already a new bus-stand has been set up at Anguruwatota and a new bridge would be constructed at Weralugastota.

Reginald Cooray the Chief Minister of the Western Province said that there has been tremendous progress in the Kalutara district.

Even the Prime Minister and the Chief Minister are from the Kalutara district. Even the J.V.P. Members Wimal Weerawansa, Nandana Goonethilaka and JHU member Champika Ranawaka are from the Kalutara district.

The construction work of new-building complex would be completed next year. Puspajith Seelawickrama the chairman of Madurawala Pradeshiya Sabha that it was Kotelawala who took the initiative to create a new Pradeshiya Sabha at Madurawala.

The laying of the foundation was inaugurated by Kumara Welgama and Nirmala Kotelawala the two district Ministers of Kalutara.

Ven. Madanwala Saranapala Thera of Madurawala Sasanaraksaka Balamandalaya delivered the Anusasana.