Udhampur,As a mark of restoration
of educational institutions in Kashmir post floods, Chinar Corps of Army in
Kashmir, in a brief ceremony, graced by His Excellency Shri NN Vohra, Hon`ble
Governor of Jammu and Kashmir, reopened the Army Public School, Badami Bagh Cantonment,
within ten days from the day floods ravaged parts of Srinagar.
The Hon”ble Governor of J&K was
received by Lt Gen Subrata Saha, GOC 15 Corps and was briefed by Brig Vinay
Bahl, Chairman, Army Public School, on the humongous efforts made by Army,
through a collaborative mechanism enlisting the support and cooperation of
Udhampur based Headquarters Northern Command, Army Welfare Education Society
(AWES), Military Engineering Services (MES) and above all, the parents who
ensured that children start attending the school at the earliest. Army went
about the restoration of the School infrastructure in a very methodical manner
following a process of dewatering, cleaning, drying the walls (through use of
kerosene heaters), maintenance of the buildings and restoration of services
such as electricity, water supply, sewerage, and so on. Major financial
assistance was extended HQ Northern Command wherein Rs 1.58 Lakhs worth of free
books and notebooks were provisioned. On the front of restoration of academic
facilities, Army Welfare Education Society provided over 40 lakhs worth of
support to revive the physics, Chemistry and IT laboratories as also for
procurement of furniture lost due to floods.
His Excellency, during this second visit to
the School addressed the children, staff and the Army personnel involved in
restoration of the School and said “calamities take place, but the important
part is the speed and the ability with which we try to restore normalcy and
compliment Lt Gen Saha, GOC 15 Corps and all the men of the Chinar Corps for
not only restoration of the School but also for range of activities including
rescue, relief, repair of roads, construction of bridges, restoration of
hospitals, blood donation, and so on. The Hon’ble Governor also appreciated
the HQ Northern Command and AWES for the prompt financial assistance towards
stationery and academic infrastructure.
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