36 schools in C’nagar to get a facelift

Mysuru: The Chamarajanagar district administration has decided to give a new look to 36 government schools in the district which are there for over a century.
Funds for the project will be raised from donors, philanthropists, alumni, locals and the government. Under the scheme, each school will be sanctioned Rs 5 lakh for restoration and conservation work, said an official.
Three among the selected schools that were given heritage tag by the department of public instruction (DPI) — Hangala Government Primary School (GHPS) in Gundlupet taluk, constructed in 1916; Ramapura GHPS constructed in 1900 in Hanur taluk and Madhuvanahalli GPHS constructed in 1909 — will be conserved and restored to regain their past glory, said the officials.
The state government has already sanctioned Rs5 lakh for these three schools, and restoration works are being carried out in these heritage buildings. Chamarajanagar deputy director of public instruction Javaregowda said deputy commissioner M R Ravi has given directions to prepare a detailed project report for the restoration of the schools, besides documenting selected schools across the district. A district-level school development committee will be formed as per his directions, before taking up the development work, he added.
Apart from forming a district-level committee, a student alumni association will also be formed, while a list of alumni, student achievers and historical significance of each school will be documented during the process.