Work on repair and renovation of 170 primary and upper primary schools damaged in Uttarkashi and Rudraprayag districts in the June disaster is about to start soon. After the calamity, Uttarakhand Governor Dr Aziz Qureshi had held a meeting with managers of prominent schools and senior office bearers of various NGOs and exhorted them to assist in normalising the education scenario.
NGOs and clubs like Rotary have included repair and reconstruction of damaged schools in their top priorities. In response to the appeals made from time to time by the Governor, he was informed that a high level committee had been formed for the execution of this work. The former head of Rotary International K Sabu will be heading this committee. The former Governor of Uttarakhand, Sudarshan Agrawal is also playing an important role in this task. The maps for school buildings are being prepared at the Central Building Research Institute in Roorkee. All necessary formalities in this regard have been completed between the State government and Rotary. Governor expressed hope that children in disaster affected areas will soon be able to resume regular studies. Rotarian Prem Bhalla has been authorised to provide information related to this task. He can be contacted at 9319056084.