The Government Medical Officer’s Association (GMOA) stated that the government has been printing textbooks using toxic chemicals which will harm the children who will be using them.
However, during an investigation carried out by Ada Derana reporters, the commissioner general of the Education publications department, I.M.K.D. Illangasinghe stated that the printing has been carried out according to proper publication and printing standards.
The GMOA added that 500000 textbooks have already been printed, which have cost around Rs. 150 million.
Illangasighe used the Geography textbooks printed for 7th graders, and teachers guides as an example in the context.
He added that the paper used in the textbooks can cause various sorts of respiratory difficulties, eye disorders and organ disorders.
