DC West inspects EMRS Gangyap

YALSHING, 29 May [IPR]: DC West, Tshewang Gyachho, along with the Joint Director, HRDD, SDM, Yoksum, Welfare Officer and officers concerned inspected Eklavya Model Residential School, (EMRS) Gangyap in West Sikkim on Wednesday.
A meeting with the SMC members, principal and staff was also held to discuss the problems of the school. Issues like lack of class rooms, drinking water facility, lack of proper hostel for boys and girls, insufficient teachers and improper mess were brought before the meeting by the Principal, S. Yonzone. He also mentioned that due to the lack of class rooms, the new batch of class VI students have not yet started and two sections of class VII and VIII students are put together in one class. Further, he said that the students are collecting drinking water for the hostel from nearby streams.
The DC said that he would take up all these matters positively and find out ways to solve the problems as early as possible. He also assured to extend support from the available resources. He directed the engineering cell to complete the temporary boys’ hostel in 15 days time.
Further, he assured to appoint additional teachers by 14 June after conducting interviews. He also said that he would reform the District level Committee for EMRS and collectively work for the welfare of the school.
The DC earlier visited the under construction boys’ hostel, conference hall, class rooms and had an interaction with the students.