144 municipal schools to get solar power
Haribabu allocates ₹ 3 cr. from MPLAD funds
Asserting that top priority will be given to education and health, MP K Haribabu has said 144 municipal schools will get solar power at a cost of ₹ 3 crore, allocated from his MP Local Area Development funds.
Participating in the CSR contribution of 100 dual desks at the Gopalapatnam ZP School for Boys by ONGC on Saturday, he announced another 50 required from his MPLAD funds. The 100 desks cost ₹4 lakh. He said various companies came forward to contribute 7000 benches that would cost ₹ 3 crore.
Visakhapatnam West MLA PGVR Naidu said earlier toilets were provided at the Girls School with DCI CSR funds.
ONGC executive director Aloke Nandan said 400 dual desks were being given to four schools spending ₹ 12 lakh. The others schools are at Denderu and S Kota in Vizianagaram district and the GVMC School at Madhurawada.
Source: thehindu
