Our local partner has already started the reconstruction phase of the project; building a school with staff quarters near the place of the relief operation.
This is about 20 minutes drive from Bagh, Kashmir. Our 2 volunteers have just returned from Kashmir on 25 May 06. They reported that the ground has been prepared, and progress of the work has been satisfactory.
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Laying concrete on the retaining wall |
Defining the outline of the school building and
preparing the foundations
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Just before they returned to Singapore, the contractor has already begun work on the retaining wall of the school. The project is expected to be completed by end July.
On completion, the school would have 10 classrooms (one of them will be used as teachers' room) and staff quarter that can accommodate 2 families. The school can accommodate up to 100 students and will provide education up to middle level.
We also hope to help our host by buying a 4 x 4 reconditioned jeep for them to get around and visit the villagers in the mountains. However, due to the large increase in the oil price and increase in prices for construction materials (as a result of the reconstruction activities of the Government and other NGOs), the construction cost for the school project was S$30,000 more than the original budget. With that, we will need to raise another S$22,500 to cover the construction cost and to buy the reconditioned jeep (please see Interim Accounts below).
The interim accounts for the Pakistan Earthquake Project:
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