Schools Asked to Build Energy-Saving Habits through New Programme
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The Education Ministry announced a nationwide school energy conservation programme on 8 April, with implementation scheduled to begin the following day.
Named Surakimu Lanka, the initiative sought to make energy efficiency a routine part of school life while supporting wider environmental sustainability and energy security.
A circular was issued to guide schools. The ministry asked institutions to carry out the programme before the end of the first-term holidays, while allowing principals to choose a suitable alternative date where the timetable was impractical.
The announcement placed the school community at the centre of conservation efforts. It set out an implementation framework and flexibility for individual schools, without reporting measured savings from the programme at that early stage.
Source: news.lk
