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In conjunction with World Environment Day under the theme ‘Let It Run’ A tree planting program begins at ‘Isurupaya’.
The Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education, Dr. Harini Amarasuriya, Prime Minister planted a fruit sapling at the ‘Isurupaya’ Ministry premises today morning under the theme of ‘Let It Grow’.
At the World Environment Day celebration presided over by the Minister, the Prime Minister stated that the Ministry of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education has an indispensable pilot role to build a culture with positive attitude towards conservation of nature and environment in the journey towards the sustainable development goals of saving resources for future generations.
Also, the Minister further said that the global role of protecting the natural environment including green land for future generations by getting rid of the climate changes we are facing today based on the inseparable relationship with nature and the environment, was symbolically started today at the ministerial level under the name ‘Let it flow’.
In the future steps of the program, it is expected that everyone will deal with the environment and nature in a regular and sensitive manner in their daily life, and accordingly, we should act with the feeling that we are all a part of the environment by doing behaviors such as not turning on even a single light unnecessarily, not wasting even a sheet of paper, getting rid of the use of plastic polythene as much as possible and getting used to an environment-friendly lifestyle.
Deputy Minister of Education and Higher Education Madhura Seneviratne, Ministry Secretary Nalaka Kaluveva, Additional Secretary Wasantha Gunaratne and other officials participated in this event.Media Unit.
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Conduct activities for dengue and chikungunya prevention in school premises.
With the onset of the monsoon season, there is a high risk of dengue and vicuna diseases spreading across the island, and a high percentage of dengue patients reported from various parts of the island up to May 31, 2025 are school-age children between the ages of 5 and 19.
Therefore, in order to maintain a mosquito-free and safe environment around schools, additional measures and instructions have been issued in addition to the previously issued circulars and instructions 2010/22 and 30/2017, and all Provincial Directors of Education, Zonal Directors of Education and other officials have been informed to follow those instructions for the health protection of students and academic/non-academic staff.
Accordingly, all principals of government and government-approved private schools, heads of pirivenas, deans of national colleges of education and heads of other educational centers and offices in the province are hereby informed.
The relevant instruction sheet is attached herewith.
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