IMPHAL, March 23: The negligence of the government and the concern construction contractor of Thamcha High School, Nongmeibung Pung Mathak has resulted in displacement of students, DESAM alleged during an inspection it conducted at the school premises today. It also said it found various construction works grossly unsatisfactory.
Speaking to media person, vice president, A Thoithoi said that after the school had been upgraded to a High School in the year 2011-2012, with an instruction to complete construction of new infrastructure within 10 month after the date of up-gradation, the construction work remained incomplete even in the year 2014.
As per the notice served on March 1, 2014 by Government of Manipur, Education Engineering Wing, Department of Education, the estimate amount released so far is Rs. 34,61,768.
He further said that the construction work which is incomplete to this day still does not maintain quality or follow architectural drawings given by the Education Engineering Wing, Department of Education.
As per the specification, the rooms to be constructed are one room for arts & craft, one office room, one library room, one headmaster`™s room, one computer room, one science laboratory room, two class rooms.
When Thamcha was a Junior High School, it had up to class eight, with eight class rooms, but after up-gradation to High School it should have up to 10 class rooms but this is not so.
He further said after the school building was dismantled for up-gradation in 2014, students have been left without classrooms. The education status in this school is in a pathetic situation, moreover the school is unable to start its session even after most schools in the state have reopened its classes from February.
Thoithoi appealed to the concerned authorities to look into the matter seriously to bring quality education and for the better future of the students. He also appealed the concerned authorities to give tender to genuine contractors only.
The headmistress of the school, Ph Dasumati Devi also appealed to the concerned authorities for the completion of the work at the earliest.