Dibrugarh: The renovated Mohanbari Hindu Gaon Prathamik Vidyalaya at Lahowal in Dibrugarh district was inaugurated on Monday.
The school, which was established in 1972, was in a dilapidated condition without electricity before the Dibrugarh Round Table Chartered, an NGO under the Round Table India, adopted the school and renovated it.
After inaugurating the school, national president of Round Table India, Dhruv Dalmia, said, "I am very happy to see the smiles among the children. The school, which was in a deplorable condition, has thoroughly been renovated, electricity has been provided along with modern classroom infrastructure."
The school has 100 children and two teachers. For decades the school has been running with only two teachers.
Dibrugarh Round Table chairman Nalin Khemani said, "We hope the renovated school will help spread the light of knowledge among the schoolchildren and make a positive impact on the lives of the underprivileged children and make the little stars shine bright."
He said 11 projects of Round Table India were started in Assam for the improvement of infrastructure and development of schools.
Khemani said the village people have helped them a lot to undertake the project. "We thank all the people for their support. Our next project is employment exchange. We will tie up with corporate houses and try to provide employment for students."
He said the renovated school is a tribute to former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
The school's assistant teacher Khiru Saikia expressed happiness and thanked Dibrugarh Round Table for its initiatives in developing the school. "We lacked basic amenities, but now we hope our school will develop," Saikia said.