Mylapore GCC school students get new building after 1.5 years
Like him, hundreds of students spent 18 months attending classes in the govt-run hall after their old school buildings were razed for reconstruction and modernisation under the Singara Chennai 2.0 initiative.
Deputy chief minister Udhayanidhi Stalin opened the building on Tuesday, inspected the premises, and interacted with students. "The last 18 months were difficult. Now we have got a better place and the children are happy," said V Sasikala, head mistress of the school.
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Constructed at a cost of 6.6crore over an area of 23,640sft, the new building has 20 classrooms, a headmaster's classroom, two libraries, a kitchen, two anganwadi centres, toilets, science and computer labs, and dressing rooms for students and teachers.
Zone 13 ward committee chairman R Durairaj said, "Construction of school buildings is generally a difficult task as it involves relocating students. Sometimes there are space constraints as corporation may not be able to find a space nearby."
He said all amenities such as benches, desks, and chairs have been handed over to corporation's education department. "They will spruce up the premises once more before classes commence, which will happen soon," he added.
Ministers KN Nehru and Ma Subramanian; MLA Dha Velu; mayor R Priya; deputy mayor Magesh Kumar; joint commissioner (education) V Sivakrishnamoorthy, and councillor Geetha Murali also attended the event.
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