Lockdown brings new lease of life to govt schools in Jhansi

JHANSI: In a major initiative, the district administration and the basic education department have refurbished 700 primary and junior government schools of which 109 primary schools have undergone complete change looking no less than private schools during this long phase of closure of schools in the lockdown.
As all these schools are situated in rural areas, they will be a boon boon for children here to study in a good environment.The details of these schools were released by district magistrate Jhansi Andra Vamsi on Friday.
The newly refurbished schools have been equipped with the latest furniture, computers, study materials, CCTV cameras, apex flooring, boundary walls, ramps for the disabled, proper kitchen for mid-day meals, and fire extinguishers. Some of the schools even have smart classes. Apart from this, all the schools have been floored with tiles and have new wash rooms and drinking water facilities. To make it more attractive, the walls have been painted with attractive cartoons drawn from fables.
DM Andra Vamsi said the funds have been sourced through gram panchayats, school composite grants, CSR funding by private bodies and funds provided by the mining department. “Out of 1454 primary schools, 700 schools have been refurbished as per their requirements, and out of 700 schools, 109 have been fully renovated. We will be taking up the other schools also in phases. Since the schools are closed, we utilised this period for this purpose”, the DM further said.
Of 109 schools, 22 are in Gursarai block, 20 in Baragaon block, 11 in Chirgaon block, 10 in Bamore block, 17 in Babina block, 12 in Moth block, 9 in Bangra block and 8 in Mauranipur block.