Rameswaram: A small school in Tamil Nadu that gave India one of its brightest minds will be plunged into darkness in five days. It was in the corridors and classrooms of this school that former President Dr APJ Abdul Kalam received education in his formative years.
Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School in Rameswaram, 560 kilometres from state capital Chennai, has not paid the power bill for the past two years, local electricity board officials said.
The electricity bill, which is less than the cost of a standard smartphone, is seen as quite burdensome for the school with limited means.
"Earlier, we used to pay the bill but stopped doing that after state government took up responsibility for it. Now pending bills are more than Rs 10,000," the village education committee president said.
After Dr Kalam was elected the presidential candidate, he had visited the school and met with the students, sharing stories and laughter as he walked about his old campus.
Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School in Rameswaram, 560 kilometres from state capital Chennai, has not paid the power bill for the past two years, local electricity board officials said.
The electricity bill, which is less than the cost of a standard smartphone, is seen as quite burdensome for the school with limited means.
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Mandapam Panchayat Union Middle School in Rameswaram has not paid the power bill for the past two years, local electricity board officials said.
"Earlier, we used to pay the bill but stopped doing that after state government took up responsibility for it. Now pending bills are more than Rs 10,000," the village education committee president said.
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After Dr Kalam was elected the presidential candidate, he had visited the school and met with the students, sharing stories and laughter as he walked about his old campus.
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