Neglected for 13 years, school gets ‘power’ on its own in Uttar Pradesh

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Thirteen years of writing innumerable letters and making requests to all, the teachers and principal of this government high school finally decided to help themselves.

Since 2010, the students of the school had been braving winter chill and battling scorching summer heat as the 12-room building had no power connection. Finally, the teachers and principal Dr Ravi donated Rs 25,000 each from their salaries to collect Rs 1,50,000 to pay for electricity wire and transformer. On Saturday, it finally got its ‘power' back.

Dr Ravi said, "When I joined in 2010, there was no electricity connection. I went to public representatives, local administration and officials of the power department over this issue, I wrote no less than 20 letters to public representatives but all in vain. The facility was upgraded to a high school in 2010, but we were not given power."

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"At present, we have 253 students studying in this school. The education department had provided us with ceiling fans, but they were never installed because we did not have any electricity. For the first time in over a decade, they will be put to use," he added.

253
No of students enrolled at the school

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