A PORTA Cabin residential school at Devgaon near the district headquarters will now strive to emerge as a ‘Model Educational Institution’.
A PORTA Cabin is a pre-fabricated structure erected for setting up schools in Bastar region.
District Collector Tamansingh Sonwani has asked the officials concerned to prepare an action plan for developing the PORTA Cabin residential school as a ‘Model Educational Institution’ through better management practices.
This apart, based on the action plan, the Collector also asked officials to ensure arrangement for drinking water and toilet, besides housing for the children.
Under the initiative launched to ensure proper functioning of educational institutions and all necessary arrangements for children in residential schools in the district, Sonwani inspected the PORTA Cabin school at Devgaon and had a look at the daily routine of children there.
Face-to- face with the children of PORTA Cabin, the Collector asked them of their study and food etc, and instructed the officers to post four teachers for maths, science and English subjects.
He also had breakfast with the children and directed the authorities to improve quality of food. Attention should be paid to availability of bed, pillow, bed sheet and other necessary materials for the children, he said.
The Collector also directed to construct dining room along with the kitchen of PORTA Cabin and to develop sports ground for the children.
He instructed to give regular information on the functioning of Pota Cabin.
Sonwani during his visit also reviewed the construction of Eklavya Model School building at Chheribeda and instructed officers of the implementation agency to complete the work by implementing quality measures and within the time limit.
At Bakhrupara, Sonwani conducted a quick inspection of Ashram School at Toke and Nelnar and told the authorities to make arrangement of television for the children. For drinking water arrangement, he instructed to install electric motor on the handpump and a tank be installed at the Ashram campus.