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| Mankerny RCTM Vidyalaya, Batticaloa |
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| Mankerni Roman Catholic Tamil Missionary School is a Primary and Secondary grade school with classes from Grades 1-10(O Level). It is a Type 2 school. The school has a total of 490 students, 213 male and 277 female. The majority of the students (359) are in the Primary School which is from Grades 1-5. The school has 12 teachers. |
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| Address: |
Mankerni, Batticaloa,
Batticaloa |
| Students: |
490 |
| Lead Club: |
Pamunugama |
| President: |
| Priyantha Saparamadu |
P: 0777-729552 |
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| Project Manager: |
Priyantha Saparamadu - 0777-729552 |
| Associate Club 1: |
Ja-ela |
| President: |
| Bandula Wickramasurya |
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| District Coordinator: |
| Mohan Rasiah |
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081-2224082 |
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| Director of Schools: |
Mr. Vinayagaratnam P: 0262220087 |
| Reconstruction Cost: |
48million (LKR) |
| School Sponsors: |
The Rotary Foundation |
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| Disbursements: |
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01. Payment Certificate 1 - LKR 1,432,840.00
02. Payment Certificate 2 - LKR 4,042,017.50
03. Payment Certificate 3 - LKR 452,756.52
04. Payment Certificate 4 - LKR 454,819.37
TOTAL - LKR 6,382,433.39 |
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| WORK IN PROGRESS AT THE SITE |
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| PROGRESS REPORTS |
15th June 2007:
Mobilisation of workforce further delayed by incident involving death of Kayankerni contractor.
15th May 2007:
Apex Committee has advanced some funds to enable contractor to remobilise at site and begin work with minimum delay.
30 April 2007:
Contractor will resume work after the Vesak holidays. Await revised timeframe from Contractor/Lead Club.
07 April 2007:
Site will be closed from 8-23 April for the local New Year holidays. Next Progress report will be on 30th April 2007.
31 Mar 2007:
Site has now been cleared of refugees and Contractor will visit site shortly for a reassessment and submit new timeframe for completion of work.
28th Feb 2007:
Site is still being used as a refugee camp and there now appears little hope that the site will be vacated in the near future.
15th Feb 2007:
Site is still being used as a refugee camp and there now appears little hope that the site will be vacated in the near future.
15th Jan 2007:
Site is still being used as a refugee camp and there now appears little hope that the site will be vacated before the end of the year.
31st Dec 2006:
Site is still being used as a refugee camp and there now appears little hope that the site will be vacated before the end of the year.
30th Nov 2006:
Site is still being used as a refugee camp and there now appears little hope that the site will be vacated before the end of the year.
15th Nov 2006:
Location continues to be the flashpoint for sporadic violence and is still be used as a refugee camp. Despite assurances given by Govt officials that the camp would be relocated, no action has taken place as yet.
31st Oct 2006:
Construction site still occupied by refugees. Await transfer of refugees to alternate location. Site is also scene of sporadic fighting recently.
15th Oct 2006:
Construction site still occupied by refugees. Await transfer of refugees to alternate location.
30st Sept 2006:
Construction site continues to be a temporary refugee camp. Project stafff visited site on 19th September and held discussions with Site Engineer. Officials have indicated that the refugees will be transferred to another location shortly.
15th Sept 2006:
Construction site continues to be a temporary refugee camp to accommodate influx of refugees fleeing from areas of heavy fighting in North & East.
31st Aug 2006:
Construction site continues to be a temporary refugee camp to accommodate influx of refugees fleeing from areas of heavy fighting in North & East.
15th Aug 2006:
Construction site now turned into temporary refugee camp to accommodate influx of refugees fleeing from areas of heavy fighting in North & East. Site staff now working with other NGOs in providing humanitarian relief to the inmates.
31st July 2006:
Construction site has been vacated owing to security concerns. Situation being monitored on a daily basis by project staff.
15th July 2006:
Work continues but at a very slow pace owing to security situation. Apex Committee continues to monitor situation on daily basis.
30th June 2006:
Work continues but at a very slow pace owing to security situation. Apex Committee continues to monitor situation on daily basis.
15th June 2006:
Work has been halted owing to security concerns in the area. Situation being monitored on daily basis.
31st May 2006:
Work pace has increased slightly following meeting between Apex Committee and Contractor. Expect full workforce to be mobilised by mid June.
15th May 2006:
Work continues at very slow pace with reduced workforce. Contractor has assured increased output with additional workers by end of the month.
30th April 2006:
Work pace continues to be very slow. Reduced workforce at site after New Year holidays. Apex Committee to meet Contractor on May 11.
7th April 2006:
The construction site will be closed for the period 8-20 April for the local New Year holidays. Next update will be as at 30th April 2006.
31st Mar 2006:
Work pace is very slow and disapointing. Bldg C - G Flr Columns upto F fl 50%. Bldg B - tie beams - 100%
15th Mar 2006:
Work continues to progress well. Bldgs A&B - G Flr Columns & Bk work -100%. Bldg C - G Flr Columns & Bk work 70% complete.
28th Feb 2006:
Work continues at a healthy pace. Bldgs A&B - G Flr Columns & Bk work -60%. Bldg C - G Flr Columns & Bk work 40% complete.
15th Feb 2006:
Work continues at a satisfactory pace. Bldgs A&B columns upto FFL now 100%. Bldg C - foundations also now complete - 100%. Material stockpiled at site.
31st Jan 2006:
Work is progressing at a satisfactory pace. Bldgs A&B columns upto FFL - 60%. Bldg C - foundations - 70%. Material stockpiled at site.
15th Jan 2006:
Heavy rain in the area has caused added problems on the worksite which is already hampered by the simmering civil unrest.
31st Dec 2005:
Construction work badly affected by civil unrest in the area. Not much progress as a result. Security of workforce is our first priority.
15th Dec 2005:
Work is now back to a reasonable pace but is still behind original schedule.Foundations complete and Brickwork about 25% done in Blocks A & B.
30th Nov 2005:
Work force at full strength again and pace of work has picked up. Still however behind schedule by about three weeks.
15th Nov 2005:
Construction work was put off till after the Presidential elections as most of the workforce had to return to their villages to cast their votes.
31st Oct 2005:
Foundation stone laid on 23rd October. Mobilisation of workforce is complete and construction work just begun.
15th Oct 2005:
Foundation stone to be laid on 23rd October. Mobilisation of workforce at site has commenced.
30th Sep 2005:
No progress since last update. Construction work has yet to begin. Contractor asked to commence work without further delay.
15th Sep 2005:
Foundation stone to be laid on 21st Sep. Construction work expected to commence shortly afterwards.
31 August 2005:
Construction work delayed slightly - will now commence by mid September.
15 August 2005:
Paperwork approved and contract awarded. Expect construction work to begin by 25th August.
31 July 2005:
Paperwork from architect/contractor has been delayed. Expect to award contract in early August.Construction to begin by 15 August.
15 July 2005:
Await final drawings/estimate from architect/contractor. Expect to award contract in mid July.
30 June 2005:
Await final drawings/estimate from architect/contractor. Expect to award contract in mid July.
21 April 2005:
Preliminary designs and estimates have been forwarded to the Apex Committee for evaluation and award of contract.
7 Feb 2005:
This is one of the schools that was almost totally destroyed by the tsunami and has to be relocated owing to its close proximity to the sea. Negotiations are presently underway with relevant Government officials and the Ministry of Education to identify a suitable block of land on which to relocate the school. If any state land is available progress will be faster than if private land has to be acquired by the state for this purpose. |
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| PIX OF DAMAGED SCHOOL AFTER TSUNAMI |
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