The Hindu : Tamil Nadu / Chennai News : Portion of school collapses, none hurt

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Sunday, Dec 04, 2005

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Portion of school collapses, none hurt

Staff Reporter

Madras-e-Azam on Anna Salai `functioning since 1849'

RAIN DAMAGE: A portion of the Madras-e-Azam school on Anna Salai collapsed on Saturday. — Photo:S. R. Raghunathan

Staff Reporter

CHENNAI: A portion of the building in the Madras-e-Azam School on Anna Salai collapsed early on Saturday. However, no one was injured in the accident.

The Prince of Arcot, Mohammed Abdul Ali, a direct descendant of the founder of the School, in a statement said that the school was functioning since 1849. He also said that the buildings and classrooms were in a dilapidated and cramped condition, which led to the collapse of the portion of the building.

It needed immediate action by the authorities and had to be reconstructed by the Government of Tamil Nadu.

Mr. Abdul Ali, who is also the president of the parent teachers association of the school, said if the Government felt that its resources were constrained and very little fund could be spared for the construction and improvements, then the Government could hand over the management of the school to the Prince of Arcot Endowments. A sizeable fund could be raised from the community to take up the renovation, demolition, reconstruction, administration and improvements of the school thereby relieving the State Government of a burden, he said.

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