PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
School Infrastructure Development Project (SIDP)
(Yernagudem Village, West Godavari Dist, A.P, India)
Introduction:
A school needs to have proper premises in order to welcome children. We see very
attractive walls and posters especially Kinder Garden and primary schools run by
the corporate schools. When we compare corporate primary schools and the
government owned primary schools, there is a vast difference between the
infrastructures created for these schools.
A typical government run primary school is free for children who can attend, as the
school is state owned and teachers fees are paid by the government. But premises
are unfortunately very basic. Most of the elementary schools have no benches /
tables / desks for children to site and to keep their books and they sit on the floor.
We can count on fingers the schools that have electricity or water facility at the
elementary school. Even the cleaning or sweeping is not done regularly. A child who
can attend the school and do not get a proper good primary education, his future
suffers as he is not competent enough in his school brought up.
These disparities to be minimized at the basic education system to improve the
competitiveness and meritocracy at the very beginning of the education system. In
order to encourage good education system at the government run schools,
especially at elementary level, there is a need for participation of the local
community people in improving the school infrastructure for betterment of their
children. Also, there is a need for voluntary organizations to gather support from
government and other sponsors to create necessary infrastructure to minimize the
disparities in the physical infrastructure of corporate schools and government run
elementary schools.
PARD realizes the need for greater participation of the educated youth and local
administration in improving the existing conditions or creating new infrastructure for the
schools to encourage and support the children mostly drawn from poor families to get
better education. As a pilot project, PARD is working on “School Infrastructure
Development Project (SIDP)” to improve the infrastructure for Government run
Elementary school at Kottapeta location in Yernagudem village, West Godavari District,
Andhra Pradesh, India.
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
Facts about the Elementary School and its Infrastructure:
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Old School Building was Constructed about 15 years before.
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Runs classes from 1st to 5th Class.
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About 350 childern are studying in the school.
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Number of Rooms available for children:8 Nos
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No Library is available.
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Electricity and fan to some rooms are available.
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Drinking Water is not Available for childern.
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No Toilets are available for children.
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No Benches / tables / desks / chairs are avaible; children sit on the floor.
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No Play Ground for encouragin the children to play.
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No Boundary Wall is constructed
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Mid day Meals: Being Provided by government
towards educstion
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Dedicated Kicthen is available but not properly maintained.
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Drainage System: Constructed by the Panchayat but not being maintained
regulary.
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Condition of Flooring, Walls and Paints: Not in good condition
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Sometimes, this building has been used by the beggers for resting in the
night. As there is no boundary wall, the main hall is vulnerable even for
animals to rest in the school.
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to attract the children
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
Photographs captured on 18th May 2011 in and around the exisitng
Elementary School:
A front view of the Existing Elementary School Building
Garbage Point close to the School Building
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Faded Panting Walls; New Construction is under
Progress
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
No Boundary Wall to the School exposing it to the road
and public disturbances
No play ground; the open space is full of mud and gravel
stones restricting children from playing
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
The condition of Water Tank
Not used, Not Cleaned; No Maintenance at all.
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
PARD Initiativives to Improve /Create the School Infrastructure:
 Members of PARD to pursue with the concerned Local & Government
Authorities to allocate required funds for the school reapirs
inclduing
reconstruction of Flooring, Windows, Crack Filling and Repainting and wall
paiting, etc.
 Provision of Eletrcification & lights and fans in each and every room of school.
 Provision Water for drinking and cooking.
 Dedicated toilet with flushing and water provisions.
 To cover properly Kitchen not exposing towards to the classes.
 To create infrastructure for chidren to eat their food.
 To create necessary drainage sytem for dranout the waster water being used
at school kitchen.
 Display of educational Charts, Quotes on the school walls.
 To establish a dedicated Library.
 To create necessary playground and infrastructre with good planation in and
around the schools with flowers.
 PARD will provide necessary help in the form of “Sramadan” for creating the
necessary infrstructure and improving the educational stadards of the School
invariably.
 Nominate a viallage level Committee involving the parents of the students
and the local leaders with the support from the Teachers to address the
issues adequetly at appropriate level / time.
 Pursue with the concerned authoities for providing the necessary additonal
teachers to cover all the chidlren in all classes.
 To create awareness among the people to maitain the Cleanliness and
Hygenic Conditions in and around the School, etc.
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
PARD proposes the School Infrastructure to be created on the following
pattern:
PARD encourages the individual and corporate sponsors to share this noble
cause. PARD facilitates a platform for you to serve the society directly within
your reach.
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PARD
A common platform to serve our society
Pragathi Association for Rural Development
Regd. No. 19/2011
Yernagudem Village,
Devarapalli Mandal,
West Godavari District, A.P, India
PIN : 534313
Email: pardindia@gmail.com
Website: www.pardindia.org
SIDP Project Execution Team:
PARD has formed a SIDP project team on 19th July, 2011 drawing voluntaries
from local community to implement the project.
Contact details of the SIDP Project team:
Sl. No
Name
1
Mr. Palapati Giri
2
3
4
5
6
Mr. Bodapati Kondala Rao
Mr. Gunukuri Srinu
Mr. Koyyapati Raju
Mr. Bunga Nageswara Rao
Mrs. Pushpa
Title
Contact Number
Project Director
9494339703
Member
Member
Member
Member
Member
9951476717
PARD welcomes suggestions and innovative ideas from people on SIDP
project. If you want to involve or help in achieving this noble cause, please
do reach us on the above contact numbers or e-mail us at
pardindia@gmail.com; we will respond immediately.
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