Under the Sugadharam project, Asha constructed toilets at Palavakkam and Kannigaiper. The construction began in June 2024 and was completed by September 2024.
TOILET CONSTRUCTION AT PALAVAKKAM AND KANNIGAIPER
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Under Asha’s Sugadharam project, we address the renovation and repair of toilets in schools we support.
PUPS Palavakkam
Asha has been associated with PUPS Palavakkam since 2014. This is a primary school with a total strength of 130 students with 61 boys and 69 girls. There was a girls’ toilet at school but it had no water facility, electricity and the walls were badly damaged. The children were unable to use it. The children had to either wait until they got home to use toilets or they would go out in the open. A toilet block with two toilets, a urinal area was built. An old single toilet was also incorporated within this new toilet block. New plumbing was laid, water connection was provided, with new motor and 1000-liter capacity tank, new tiles and painting work was undertaken. Plumbing related repair and some flooring work were carried out in the boys’ toilets.
The toilets were inaugurated on 20 September, 2024 by Asha’s Volunteer Mr. Rajaraman and the HM of PUPS Palavakkam, Mrs.Chinthamani. Teachers Federation Secretary, Mr.Selvam, Sangamam Co-ordinator -Mr.Srinivasan , Asst. Co-ordinator- Sathish Kumar B and other Asha staff were also present at the inauguration. The toilets have been in use by the students since.
The construction of the girls’ toilet cost approximately Rs 4,00,000 and repair work in the boy’s toilet cost Rs 50,000.
PUPS Kannigaiper
We undertook the construction of new toilets at PUPS Kannigaiper, a school associated with Asha for 11 years. The school has a total strength of 80 students with 42 boys and 38 girls. The boys’ toilet in the school required to be demolished, and the girls’ toilet was in a state of disrepair. Asha had previously undertaken repair work of both these toilets back in 2018. These toilets were old even at that time. Our repair work had extended their life till now.
This year, we constructed a new boys’ toilet with two rooms and an open urinal, while the girls’ toilet was fully renovated. Both facilities were upgraded with water supply, lighting, plumbing, plastering, and painting. Construction began in June and was completed by September at a total cost of approximately Rs 4,50,000 – new toilet costing Rs 4,00,000 and the renovation costing INR 50,000.
The toilets were inaugurated on September 20, 2024, by Asha volunteer Mr. Rajaraman and the school’s Headmaster, Mr. Udhaya Kumar. Sangamam Coordinator Mr. Srinivasan, Assistant Coordinator Mr. Sathish Kumar B, and other Asha staff were present at the event.
