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Building schools part of tsunami rehabilitation, says Collector

Staff Reporter

World Vision donates Rs.3,00,000-worth facilities to school

INAUGURATED: Collector G. Theva Needhi Dhas takes a look at the new mathematics laboratory at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya School in Puducherry.

PUDUCHERRY: The Collector, G. Theva Needhi Dhas, has said that the rehabilitation of tsunami victims does not stop with just building them houses, but included building schools for the children and providing other facilities for them.

He was speaking after inaugurating the science, social and mathematics laboratories, and the water purification system and children's park at Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) School in Periya Kalapet recently.

Praise for NGOs

Mr. Dhas said that after the tsunami, a large number of non-governmental organisations had come to Puducherry and rendered their service to the victims. During the relief and rescue stages they consoled the people and gave them financial, physical and psychological assistance, and during rehabilitation they have helped construct houses, he added. Appreciating the work of World Vision - ITRT, Puducherry, which donated the facilities to JNV, Mr. Dhas suggested that a computer aided language laboratory be started at the school.

The facilities at JNV donated by World Vision - ITRT, Puducherry, cost Rs.3,00,000.

Mr. Dhas also distributed financial assistance of Rs.5,20,000 to 56 students affected by the tsunami for the pursuance of higher education.

During a brief interaction the students said that they liked the park with swings and slides the best. They said that they liked the water purification system next. Since the water in the area had been contaminated by industries, the system would provide them with good water, they added.

Anusuya, school principal, thanked the organisation for its help. V.A. Praveen Kumar, programme manager, World Vision, said that his organisation had carried out various activities in schools in Puducherry. Students had been chosen from tsunami affected areas in Puducherry and given assistance to pursue higher education after being given a short introduction to the courses available, he added.

Reuben Solomon, coordinator, said that a total of 14 schools from tsunami affected areas were being given assistance, including Anandha Rangapillai Government Special School for Visually Handicapped and Hearing Impaired Children, Pillaichavady; Udavi Karangal, a school for street children in Nonankuppam; and Thavalakuppam Government Higher Secondary School.

A kitchen building is being constructed and kitchen equipment being provided to Ananda Rangapillai School. They have already given sports materials, musical instruments, hearing aids Braille watches, and a typewriter.

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