Libraries for difficult areas

by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.

Library facilities are not available in over 500 schools in the South Western Province, according to a recent survey conducted by the provincial education authorities. The schools situated in difficult areas in the Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts have been found to be worst-affected.

NWP Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara has appointed a ten member committee to look into this problem and to recommend ways and means of extending library facilities to the periphery.

A sum of 740 million rupees would be allocated to meet urgent requirements of these schools, the Chief Minister said.