Started in 2008, Government Primary School Narala in Mankote area of Mendhar is being run from the house of a teacher as the government has failed to construct a building.
Details with Greater Kashmir revealed that at present, GPSNarala has twenty kids enrolled in it and the government has posted twoteachers. The construction of a building complex for the school, comprising ofthree rooms, was started in 2009 at an estimated cost of Rs 4.4 lakhs.
“The construction was started in 2009, but has still notbeen completed. Only the walls were constructed and the building has since beenleft as it is. It still does not have a roof,” the locals said, adding, “Onecan imagine the level of official apathy and government’s callous attitude bythe fact that an 11-year-old school continues to function without a building.”
The locals claimed to have informed the concernedauthorities repeatedly, but “nothing has been done yet”.
The locals further claimed to have lodged a complaint in theanti-corruption bureau to probe the utilisation of funds. “The complaint wasnever taken to the logical conclusion,” they alleged.
On being contacted, chief education officer, Poonch, VijayBhagat, said, “The issue regarding the suspension of construction work of thebuilding is an old issue, but a team will be sent to the area to access thesituation so that best possible arrangements can be made for the students.”