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T.N. minister inaugurates Rs 11.48-crore projects in Cuddalore
Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development B. Rajkumar on Friday inaugurated completed infrastructure projects worth Rs 11.48 crore in Cuddalore district. The works include desilting a pond at Manjakuppam at…
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Tamil Nadu Minister for Housing and Urban Development B. Rajkumar on Friday inaugurated completed infrastructure projects worth Rs 11.48 crore in Cuddalore district. The works include desilting a pond at Manjakuppam at a cost of Rs 27.50 lakh under NLC India Limited's CSR programme, additional buildings for Orathur Primary Health Centre and classroom buildings for government schools.
The Minister also opened Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) labs worth Rs 94.92 lakh, funded through NLCIL's CSR, in 10 government schools across the district. The labs are designed for hands-on, activity-based learning that links textbook concepts with practical models. Collector Sibi Adhithya Senthil Kumar attended the event.
The Indian Opinion
The inauguration is welcome, but CSR-funded infrastructure often raises a familiar question: will the labs stay stocked and staffed after the cameras leave? Government schools have a history of underused facilities. The test will be whether students actually get regular lab periods and if the pond desilting leads to better groundwater recharge. Six months from now, a follow-up check on the labs' usage will tell us if this is real improvement or just another ribbon-cutting.
Source: thehindu.com
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