Excelsior Correspondent
JAMMU, Sept 14: Minister for Revenue, Relief and Rehabilitation, Raman Bhalla on Friday inspected the ongoing work on prestigious Teachers’ Bhawan and state- of- the- art fully air conditioned auditorium and directed the executing agencies to ensure timely completion of these projects.
The twin projects being developed with all modern facilities would be completed at an estimated cost of Rs 13 crore.
Interacting with the locals, Mr Bhalla said that with the completion of projects, the teachers and students will be able to conduct extra curricular activities in a systematic manner, while the teachers coming from other districts for official purpose would be able to get proper accommodation.
He informed that 23175 sqft area auditorium will have two floors with seating capacity for 500 persons, 4 toilet blocks, dormitory, guest room, TV room, dinning hall, kitchen, provision of HVAC system, audio visual, PAS, genset, AVR of 300 KVA, kitchen, store, office, lounge including 3300 sq ft basement for organizing seminars and exhibitions.
Likewise, the Teachers’ Bhawan would be constructed over an area of 23175 sqft consisting of two floors with facilities of 50-room with toilet facilities, 3300 sqft basement, dormitory, guest room, TV room besides provision of HVAC system, audio visual, PAS, genset and AVR of 300 KVA. He asked the executing agency to complete the ongoing works within specified timeline and use quality material, adding Government has resolved to create durable assets across the State.
Responding to local demands, the Minister said Central Government has allocated Rs. 69 crore under Rashtriya Madhyamic Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) for opening and upgradation of High and Higher Secondary Schools in every constituency of the State with latest infrastructural facilities. He said 69 schools would be upgraded under RMSA across the State, adding that Rs. 49 lakh would be spent on construction of additional rooms and 15 lakh for science laboratories in each newly upgraded high and higher secondary schools. He said Government has upgraded 24 high and higher secondary schools in Jammu region by providing all infrastructural facilities to the students.
To ease rush in city schools, he said Government has opened 12 new schools in Gandhi Nagar constituency so that the students could get education at their doorstep institutions.
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