The government school building in Agara near Sector 1 has suffered damages worth about Rs 1.5 lakh. In the FIR, the school principal has alleged that some miscreants took advantage of the two-week Dussehra vacation and wrecked havoc in school. The result is that they have had to shift three classes and the office elsewhere in the building.
Speaking to Residents Watch, 59-year-old principal Mary Angela said that these kind of incidents have been happening in the school for the last five years. “But this time, the damage is too much,” she said. “They have damaged water tanks, pipes and torn the sheet that covers three classrooms and one office room.” In addition, they have damaged the windows, doors and other school equipment.
“Every time, something like this happened at a smaller scale, we would ignore it and fix the things ourselves with donations from our well wishers, but this time the situation has got out of hand, so we decided to file an FIR to bring the offenders to book,” said Angela. “The loss we have incurred will come to about Rs 1.5 lakh. We cannot understand why some people are doing this?”
However, the principal has been seeking funds and permission from the education department to enhance the height of the compound wall from the present 3 feet to 10 feet. “If the department does this, we would be able to better protect our building and equipment,” she said. The school is also seeking donations for the repairs. If you want to do your bit, you could contact Mary at 93427-31840.
