KOLKATA: Government and government aided schools in the city as well as the state are gearing up to carry out the repairs and renovation so that they are prepared if the government decides to open schools anytime soon.
The department of higher education has even allotted money for the repairs which has reached the accounts of many schools. Other schools are yet to receive the funds.
In September government had hinted schools and colleges might be reopened after the festive season in a graded manner if the Covid-19 cases don’t rise.
“We have submitted all the reports regarding the condition of the structures of the schools and the infrastructure. The government has already allotted funds for the repairs and renovation and in many districts schools have already started carrying out the repairs. In other districts school authorities are waiting for the funds to be allocated to them,” said Haridas Ghatak, president of Advanced Society for Headmasters and Headmistresses.
The government has already allocated 110 crores to carry out the renovations in schools. For close to 400 government and government aided schools in Kolkata and suburbs the funds allotted are Rs 7 crores.
“We are going to utilise the amount to repair the roof of the school building. Since the school has been shut since March 2020 water had been accumulating on the terrace and seeping inside,” said the principal of a Kolkata government school.
