# Thane teacher spends own salary to rebuild crumbling Adivasi school 2026-08-17T02:28:59+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Anand Sonkamble, a Zilla Parishad teacher posted in Chargaon village in Thane district, has used his own salary and mobilised donations to rebuild a dilapidated school attended by 25 Adivasi children. He found the building in a dangerous state when he arrived in September, with a leaking roof that could collapse any time. Sonkamble approached government officials, NGOs, corporates and the Rotary Club of Ambarnath. The club adopted the school under its Happy School Project, constructing a new ground-plus-one classroom, separate toilets for boys and girls, and renovating the kitchen. Sonkamble also bought a smart TV from his pocket for digital learning. "Students have a right to my salary too," Sonkamble said. Rotary Club president Mukesh Vispute said the aim was to create a safe learning environment where every child can learn with dignity. ## Coverage - freepressjournal.in This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Adivasi, Anand Sonkamble, Rotary Club of Ambarnath, Thane Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/thane-teacher-spends-own-salary-to-rebuild-crumbling-adivasi-school/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/thane-teacher-spends-own-salary-to-rebuild-crumbling-adivasi-school/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/