Two govt schools in DLF-1 lying defunct, used as dumping yard

Seventeen years after they were established, two primary schools in Gurugram's DLF Phase 1 have remained non-functional and are currently used as dumping sites, local residents have said.

- Ishita Singh

GURUGRAM:

Initially set up by the Haryana Urban Development Authority (HUDA), which has since been rebranded as the Haryana Shahari Vikas Pradhikaran (HSVP), the schools - located at Silver Oaks Avenue and G Block - were handed over to the district education department for development and operation in 2017.

Each school has four hall-like classrooms, a kitchen, an office, and separate washrooms for boys and girls.

The infrastructure has the capacity to accommodate 100 students. However, the education department never deployed teachers or staff to either school, residents alleged.

"If the land and building have been dedicated for educational purposes, the administration has a responsibility to ensure that they are used for that purpose. They should take immediate steps to revamp the schools, improve the infrastructure, and make them operational quickly," Harshita Beergi, a resident of DLF Phase 1, said.