Tsunami school rehabilitation: Hartley College, Point Pedro, Jaffna
Salzmann Ueli
Factsheet, English, 5 pages
Summary
On 26th December 2004 the southern and eastern coastlines of Sri Lanka were hit by a devastating Tsunami that was caused by a powerful earthquake located off the coast of Sumatra. In Vadamarachchi North and East on Jaffna Peninsula, some 17 schools have been affected by the Tsunami. Some institutions were directly affected by water other were used as welfare centres by the affected population. This project supports the Government’s efforts to reinstall and provide appropriate educational facilities to 1100 students. The renovation and upgrading have been requested by the School Development Society, the principal and the teachers. The request is supported by the Government Agent, the additional Director of Education and the School Works Branch Office Jaffna. To permit the students to return to a normal life by rehabilitating the building after the tsunami and thus to support a positive development of the peace process Projects library of the specialized group for construction PUBLIC BUILDINGS Project School Project name Tsunami school rehabilitation: Hartley College, Point Pedro, Jaffna Country Sri Lanka Region/town Point Pedro, Jaffna GIS data (WGS 84) Project type rehabilitation /New construction Typology classrooms Approach contracted construction Beneficiaries Returnee / IDP / refugee Climate Hot, humid Special constraint tsunami/flood start / end of project 2005 / 2008 Country GNP 2200 USD/cap
Publication Year
2008
Topic
Educational buildings | Repair and Retrofitting