The Apex Committee has finalized the estimates and awarded contracts to seven Lead Clubs to commence work on the building of their respective schools.

The Rotary Club of Millennium City who are handling the rebuilding of Randombe Kanistha Vidyalaya in Ambalangoda in the district of Galle,are set to become the first club to commence construction.

The Foundation stone laying ceremony is fixed for Friday 20 th May at the auspicious time of 7.10 a.m.

Six other Schools were also given the green light by the Apex Committee after evaluation of their estimates and are expected to commence work in the next two weeks.

The Rotary Club of Kandy which is the Lead Club for the construction of Al-Aqsa Vidyalaya in Batticaloa will begin work before the end of May.

Lead Club Colombo Uptown is expected to begin work on Uthayapuram Vidyalaya in the Batticaloa district by first week of June.

Two more schools in the Batticaloa District - Kayankerni Saraswathy Vidyalaya and Thettativu Sivakalai Vidyalaya, have also received clearance from the Apex Committee. These two schools are handled by the Rotary Clubs of Matale and Batticaloa respectively and work is likely to commence by mid June.

The Rotary Club of Kollonawa will also begin construction of the school allocated to them – Uswathun Hasana Maha Vidyalaya which is in Galle.

The Rotary Club of Trincomalee will begin work on the school allocated to them – Thamaraivil Al-Rawla Vidyalaya in Trincomalee by the first week of June.

The Apex Committee and its sub-committee of architects will be meeting again on the weekend and they are expected to finalise awards of contract with more lead clubs.

It is envisaged that by mid June, 15 of the 25 schools allocated to Rotary will be able to commence work.