NURMAHAL
The construction of the new building of the Government Senior secondary school(co-education) has come to stand still following the non-release of funds by the government.
The then Nakodar MLA Gurpart Singh Wadala on December 14, 2016, laid the foundation for the construction of the new building.
New buildings became a necessity as school faced a shortage of classrooms after the demolition of a condemned building in 2012. Non-Residents Indians (NRI’s) and the state government jointly made efforts to start the construction of the new building for which Nagar council had donated 14 kanals and 17 marlas land to the education department. RI Raj Nayyar donated Rs 10 lakh for the construction of the school building
The director general of school education (DGSE) released Rs1.14 crore for the construction of the building in October 2013, following directions from the Punjab State Human Rights Commission.
The school principal said Rs 57 lakh were received in 2013 which was deposited in the accounts of the public works department as it is the agency to construct government building above Rs 50 lakhs.
The public works department executive engineer said that fifty percent of construction work had been completed and the finance department had not released the remaining grant as a result work came to stand still.
Nakodar MLA I.K. Mann had said that the construction will be resumed soon as the remaining grant is being released by the government after her intervention but still, no work has started .