By Our Correspondent
MALKANGIR: Foundation stone laid for of Teachers’ Cluster Building in Malkangir district on Wednesday. The foundation stone for the Teachers’ Cluster Building near Gurupriya Bridge in Swabhiman Anchal of Malkangiri district was laid by Odisha School and Mass Education Minister Samir Ranjan Dash.
Keeping in view the difficulties faced by the teachers due to poor road connectivity, a proposal was submitted to the Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik for the construction of the Teacher Cluster in the region. Once the clusters are set up, the teachers will not have to cover a long distance to reach the schools, he further added.
The formation of teacher clusters in the remote areas of the district is aimed at ensuring regular imparting of education in the schools of the region.
School students of as many as seven gram panchayats will be benefited by the initiative for which Rs 8 crore will be spent. Facility for the accommodation of 15 teachers will be provided in the first phase, the minister said.