Commune meets new rural standards, students still lack classrooms

(Baonghean.vn) - Do Thanh Commune, Yen Thanh District, Nghe An Province) has met the NTM standards since 2015. However, hundreds of students of Do Thanh 1 Primary School are still having to study in public service and functional offices.

In 2014, Do Thanh commune received billions of dong from the State to build infrastructure. In particular, the project to build 6 new classrooms at Do Thanh Primary School No. 1 with an investment capital of 2.8 billion dong was approved.

The project started in July 2014 and was expected to be completed and put into use in May 2015. However, the contractor only completed the construction for a few months and then left it unfinished for a year.

Construction of the 6-classroom building has been stopped for nearly a year.

The billion-dollar project had to be "shelved", resulting in hundreds of students of Do Thanh Primary School No. 1 having to study temporarily in functional rooms, the library and even the vice principal's office.

Mr. Vuong Quoc Hieu - Principal of Do Thanh 1 Primary School said: Due to the demolition of some classrooms on the old land to build 6 new classrooms, but the school was built half-way and then abandoned halfway, the school is short of 7 classrooms.

According to Mr. Hieu, the school currently has 21 classes with 5 grades but only 14 classrooms. To ensure good teaching and learning, the school has to organize 2 sessions, students have to study all day on Saturday, which is very difficult for both students and teachers.

Discussing this issue, Mr. Nguyen Van Xuyen - Chairman of the People's Committee of Do Thanh commune explained: In 2014, the Provincial Steering Committee for the New Rural Construction Program conducted a survey in Do Thanh and agreed to increase capital investment so that the commune could soon reach the New Rural Finish Line. We proposed 5.8 billion VND to build a kindergarten and primary school and received approval from superiors. However, up to now, although the expected time has passed, the school has not been completed due to lack of supporting capital.

Students have to study in the functional room, the public office and the vice principal's office.

Up to this point, the construction unit, Truong Tho Construction Company Limited, has only received over 1 billion VND in funding. Due to lack of capital, the construction unit has been operating at a slow pace and then stopped for nearly a year now.

In March 2015, Do Thanh commune received the Certificate of recognition for meeting new rural standards. Therefore, the lack of classrooms for students has made many parents worried.

The Commune Chairman added that if the Steering Committee for New Rural Construction still does not provide capital for construction by the end of this year, the commune will mobilize people to contribute to complete classrooms for the children to study.

Duc Chung