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Inspection of schools on

By Our Staff Reporter

DINDIGUL, JULY 23. While officials intensified inspection of schools to find whether thatched structures had been removed or not, people in all walks of life have been paying homage to the children who were burnt to death in the Kumbakonam school fire accident.

Autorickshaws were off the road here today and several drivers got together to conduct a condolence meeting and pay floral tributes. Some drivers tonsured their heads. Special prayers were held simultaneously in all mosques and dhargas.

The Dindigul Municipal Chairman, M. Basheer Ahmad, participated in the prayer at Begampur mosque.

Meanwhile, the Collector, S. Murugaia, inspected several schools along with Education Department officials and inquired about the difficulties faced by school authorities. He advised the school managements to make alternative arrangements immediately to accommodate children and conduct classes without interruption to their studies.

A special team of top officials, led by the Collector, inspected more than 12 private, aided and government schools for boys and girls in Sanarpatti, Gopalpatti, Natham, Uralipatti Andipauram, Ayyanarpuram, Theethampatti and Rajakkapatti.

The Collector said parent-teacher associations and school managements should make efforts to make alternative arrangements to run schools without any problems. Officials of the Public Works Department were told to conduct surveys of all school buildings and begin repair work, if needed. The executive engineer of the Rural Development Department, assistant project officers and union commissioners were asked to formulate a plan to construct new buildings for additional classrooms. Special instructions were given to schools to keep the kitchen away from the classrooms and dump the firewood used as fuel in a safe place.

The Collector inspected various anganwadi and noon meal centres and checked the quality of the eggs given to the students.

After a preliminary survey, officials found that 58 primary and nursery schools, eight high schools and 25 matriculation schools in the district had been using thatched structures. Most of the schools had removed the structures after the fire tragedy. The Educational Department officials made a list of the dilapidated structures of noon meal and anganwadi centres in the district.

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