Even after MLA visit, no funds for school

AZPHS building in Vemulawada municipal Ward No 1 at Shatrajpally with 56 students is on the verge of collapse. The students are no strangers to poor toilets, broken benches or bad infrastructure. The classrooms have broken benches, adding to the discomfort of students. On the health and hygiene front, things are bleak as well as. It’s not just the students but the teachers who suffer as well, as there are four tables for a total of eight teachers.

A headmaster told Deccan Chronicle on the condition of anonymity: “As we don’t have workers, we are unable to keep the school clean. We only have around 25 benches for students to sit on and for tables for teachers. There are other issues as well.”

He said that every year, the school reported these issues to the UDISE and took the issue to the notice of the local MLA and officials but no funds were not allocated. “The MLA visited our school and assured that he would ensure the school is selected in the second phase of Mana Ooru Mana Badi. Vemulawada municipal mandal Ellanthkunta and Musthabad incharge MEO Bhukya Bannaji, “We have always mentioned these issues to senior officials and also reported to the UDISE but no action was taken. We need at least around 50 new dual desk-benches and many other things.”

He said supervision of mandal schools was difficult, and it was not possible to take special care and resolve all the issues.

The Zilla Parishad High School (ZPHS) at Nerella in Thangallapalli mandal has small toilets with no roof, the ZPHS in Adavisrirampur of Peddapalli district is also hit by similar issues.