District administrations gear up for reopening of schools in Vellore, nearby districts

Key points

• The district administrations in Vellore, Tiruvannamalai, Ranipet and Tirupattur are all set to reopen schools on June 4 (Thursday) with refurbished classrooms.
• Prior to the opening of schools, a week-long exercise of refurbishing entire campuses, especially in government schools in these districts were in full swing with volunteers, including residents and students pitching in.
• “Over Head Tanks (OHT) in the school campus were cleaned to provide quality water for students.
• Trees were also pruned Fresh stocks for noon meals were also kept ready to ensure timely food for students,” said K.
• Many schools were given a facelift, including removal of bushes, erection of steel fences around the campus, replacing old electrical lines and water pipelines with new ones.