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I’puram: Senior citizens pitch in to develop primary school

Prathamik Patshala Kanauni has about 800 students but no desks or benches, and the water being supplied is from a bore-well and is unfit for consumption.

I’puram: Senior citizens pitch in to develop primary school A class in progress at the school in Ahinsa Khand II, Indirapuram

Senior citizens from Shipra Krishna Vista, a residential society in Indirapuram, are joining hands to provide help for a government-run primary school in Ahinsa Khand II, Ghaziabad.

Recently, Federation of Apartment Owners Association (FedAOA) conducted a drive to collect paper waste from societies and sell them in order to provide for the amenities in the school.

Prathamik Patshala Kanauni, the school which is located between several high rise societies, has about 800 students but does not have desks or benches. The children come mostly from Kanauni, a nearby village, and belong to poor families. The only water supply for the school is a bore-well, which provides hard water that is unfit for consumption. The school compound is also barren without any greenery due to lack of proper maintenance.

Speaking to City Spidey, NC Tiwari, an elderly citizen from Shipra Krishna Vista, said that they have formed a group of 8 to 10 senior citizens from the society to participate in the development of the school.

“From what we have learned so far, many residents want to do something for the school but they do not know how or are not aware of a proper platform to do so. We are already in discussion with FedAOA about a forward course of action and what roles the residents are going to play. We have planned to organise special programmes in the school in order to draw attention towards to the school,” Tiwari added.

Alok Kumar, patron of FedAOA, told City Spidey that although many people have overlooked the school’s needs, it was great to see senior citizens joining hands to help the school. “Every time a private school hikes its fees, entire residential circles go up in arms against the schools because it directly affects their pockets. On the other hand, when someone asks for a little support for the government school, people shun it saying that it is the government’s responsibility. Even regulating fees in private schools is the government’s responsibility,” Kumar said.

Kumar also said that some people had illegally constructed shops in front of the school and which were demolished by the GDA following complaints from some residents.

“The senior citizens who have come forward have also formed a group on Whatsapp and are trying to spread the word among other societies. If residents do their bit for the school, the condition can change. Initially, they plan to adopt individual classrooms, conduct plantation drives in the premises and organise small social functions to draw attention towards the school,” Kumar added.