Minister inaugurates Special School in Ukkunagaram

Sunday, 02 October 2011 12:59

Written by Staff Reporter

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Vizag:  Arunodaya Special School is a centre for imparting self help skills and vocational training and provides therapeutic needs to mentally challenged children. The focus is to make the child independent in daily living and integration into the main stream by providing guidance and counseling.

Arunodaya special School is a multi category disability centre catering to the needs of mentally retarded, deaf and mute children formally launched on may 1995 with two children. This school caters to 64 children in Ukkunagaram and nearby villages.

Building equipped with class rooms, scope for expansion and wide range of activities organises outings, participates in inter school cultural and sports meets and regularly interacts with parents. The class room activities include making of greeting cards, files, gift bags, book binding, candle making, surf and cleaning powder making.

Union Minister complimented Ms. Lata Choudhary, President, Arunodaya Special School Educational Society, under whose aegis the Arunodaya Special School is managed and Mr. AP Choudhary, Chairman and Managing Director of Rastriya Ispat Nigam Limited (RINL) for the noble work.

Quoting scriptures of Skanda Puranam and the famous adage ëmanava seve madhava sevaí the ëservice to mankind is service to Godí, service to humanity is part of our rich cultural heritage. She requested to spread these activities to the villages nearby. She also complimented the staff of Arunodaya School for their patience and compassion with which the children are being nurtured and in particular Mrs. Lakshmi and Mr. Raju who had been serving in the school for the last 15years.

Mr. Janardhana Rao, Mayor, Greater Visakhapatnam Municipal Corporation and Mr. Ch.Venkataramaiah, MLA- Gajuwaka who were also present at the ceremony praised the activities of RINL-VSP and requested VSP to extend these to the people in rehabilitation colonies. Appreciating RINL-VSPís concern for green environment, the guests also planted trees in the premises of Arunodaya Special School.

CMD Choudhary assured the dignitaries that RINL-VSP would do their best and within the scope the activities that would benefit people around Steel Plant. He also asserted that once expansion is complete then there would be plenty of scope to enhance the expenditure for CSR activities.

Ministerís assures for captive mines
Union Minister Purandhareswari lauded the initiatives and efforts of RINL in expanding its capacity to 6.3 mtpa and also its future expansion programme to 20 mtpa. She asserted that she would use her good offices to ensure allotment of captive mines to RINL-VSP. Mr. Choudhary, briefed about the plantís performance, its growth plan and its future expansion programme.

He further requested the Minister to expedite the pending mining applications of RINL with various state governments including state of Andhra Pradesh.

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