Resentment is brewing among residents of Binka in the district as there has been inordinate delay in the opening of a proposed Model School.
Such schools under the aegis of the Odisha Adarsha Vidyalaya Sangathan, a venture of the School and Mass Education Department, have already been opened in other block headquarters of the district. local residents express concern over the fact that construction of the school building has been delayed because of the district administration’s indifferent attitude.
Students, who stay at Binka and want to study at the model schools, are forced to travel to other places for the study purpose.
The proposed school was to be opened in the 2017-18 session, but it was not possible because of lack of a school building. The Public Works department is supposed to take up the school construction job.
Former Binka MlA Parikshit Karna said the local children were paying the price for the administration’s indifferent attitude in delaying the project.
This is very insensitive on part of the Government and the administration to delay projects like this which determine the future of the children. The authority must take steps to ensure that the school comes up as soon as possible, Karna added. Social activist Himanshu Sekhar Tripathy said it is unfortunate that neither the district administration nor the State Government is showing any initiative towards the school.
BJP Sonepur District president Bijaya Mahakud slammed the authorities, saying it was because of negligence on part of the Naveen Patnaik Government that Binka was lagging behind on all fronts. On the other hand, the Public Works department officials said they could start the work only after getting an order from the higher authority.
Binka PWD SDO Prabhudatta Pradhan said the file related to the school construction was pending with the PWD Chief Engineer in Balangir. “We need permission from the Chief Engineer’s office to start any work. We have not received any order regarding the school construction,” Pradhan added.