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Primary schools in state to bid adieu to rented housesBy Sumit Kumar, Section News
After procrastinating for five years over the safety of children studying in the rented primary school buildings, the Basic Education department has decided to either shift them or merge them with neighbouring schools.
The district education office is preparing the list of rented buildings in Lucknow, which are in a dilapidated condition. The list along with the photographs of the buildings will be forwarded to the state headquarters for a final ratification. Around 40 such schools in Lucknow are said to be in a dilapidated condition, which were operational from rented buildings. Thirteen schools were shifted or merged with the neighbouring schools in the last few years, as their building were on the verge of collapsing. Twenty-seven such schools are still operational from rented buildings. All the Block Resource Centres in Lucknow have been given one week time to submit the list of such buildings in their areas along with the photographs of the concerning schools. Reports of around 16 such schools have already been submitted. Click on "Full Story" for more...
"For rented buildings, the owners have to get them repaired. Since the rent is as low as Rs 8 to Rs 15 per month, they do not take much interest," said Pankaj Gupta, Nagar Shiksha Adhikari.
"Majority of these buildings were constructed over two to three decades back. Thus each year, these buildings pose a great threat to the students studying there," Gupta said. "We have decided to take this decision to ensure the safety of the children. Despite repeated attempts, we have failed to find land for these schools in the areas, where they currently exist," added Gupta. The list also includes Primary School Balaganj, where the children are forced to study in the graveyard owing to its proximity to the graveyard and the dilapidated condition of the building. Orders have been passed from time and again in the last one year to shift the school but following the failure of the education department to find a land for the same, the school still operates from the graveyard. One of the owners of the rented buildings said: "We are not demanding a hike in the rent from the government because even if they increase the rent to Rs 50 per month, it would be difficult to maintain these decade old buildings." On July 14, the wall of a primary school situated in old Hyderabad locality had collapsed. The school was operational from a rented building. The incident took place in the afternoon, when the school had got over. Hence, no causalities were reported. TIE
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