Excelsior Correspondent
MENDHAR, Feb 24: The Jammu and Kashmir Border Area Development Conference (JK-BADC), a registered organization working for the welfare of the residents of the border areas has requested the School Education Department and Deputy Commissioner Poonch to construct Laboratory, Library and a play ground in Govt High School Soyian (East) of border block Balakote.
Dr Shazad Ahmed Malik, Chairman JKBADC and former Vice Chancellor during his visit to the areas was apprised by locals and parents of High School Soyian that this School was upgraded in year 2015 from Middle to High School level and it was promised to them that the school building would also be up-graded/ restructured to provide the facility of Library, Laboratory and also a play ground there but nothing was done so far. Other local issued related to road, water and power were also discussed during the meeting.
After the meeting with locals, the former VC urged the government to consider this genuine demand of the people and provide these basic facilities to the children.
He further informed that the school also has vacant land of around 4-5 Kanal but there is no playground in this school and requested that a playground be developed in this school and the proposal be put forward in this regard to the concerned for release of funds. .
Malik highlighted the issue of shortage of staff in this school and requested the District administration and School Education department to look into the matter seriously so that the future of the students is not compromised.
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