Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena and High Commissioner of India to Sri Lanka Taranjit Singh Sandhu on Friday laid the foundation stone for a new tri-lingual national school to be funded by Government of India. State Minister of Foreign affairs Vasantha Senanayaka and other senior officials from Government of Sri Lanka attended the ceremony in Polonnaruwa District. <br/><br/>The tri-lingual school is one of the key projects prioritized in close consultation with President Sirisena and would be constructed using a grant of 30 crore Sri Lankan rupees. The School would provide opportunities to Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim students to learn in a multi-ethnic, multi-cultural environment.<br/><br/>A statement from President's office said the objectives are to fulfill the need of multi-ethnic, trilingual mix school and promoting of the English language medium education system. It said the school will help build a future generation who would be able to conquer the global competitive social, economic world while ensuring the national reconciliation and social integration. <br/><br/>This project is in continuation of Government of India's efforts to assist Sri Lanka in the field of education including renovation of schools, provision of IT and granting scholarships to Sri Lankan students to pursue their studies in Sri Lanka and in India.