The Moratuwa University said it would relocate the
National Diploma in Technology (NDT) programme to a new location in Homagama.
This step is being taken to prevent further friction between
student groups in the university following a recent attack which left some
students critically injured and university facilities severely damaged.
Some 700 NDT students are alleged to have attacked
students of the Moratuwa University Engineering Faculty on January 16 leading
to the Engineering Faculty coming to a standstill.
University Vice Chancellor A.K.W. Jayawardane said the
Engineering Faculty would remain closed until further notice and that a project
to construct a new university building for the NDT programme would begin soon.
“This is a project that has been in the pipeline for a
long time. It is not something that we thought of overnight as a result of the
recent clash,” Professor Jayawardene said.
He said the construction project was being carried out
at a cost of US$89 million but it was still uncertain when the construction
work would be completed.
Prof. Jayawardene said he met the police and the
students yesterday to discuss what remedial measures needed to be taken to
prevent a repetition of the clash which had cost a huge Rs.1 million in damages
to the university premises.
“It is university policy to charge students three times
the cost of any damage caused to the university premises. The same policy will
be applied here as well. We are in the process of identifying the students who
gave leadership to this attack. A police investigation and an internal
university investigation are being carried out to identify those responsible
for the attack,” he said.
Prof. Jayawardene said an engineering student who
suffered severe brain injuries during the clash would be released from hospital
today. online-dailymirror
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