St. Peter’s EM. School, Oxiguri, needs water

PROJECT FOR PROVIDING WATER FACILITY TO ST. PETER’S E.M. SCHOOL, OXIGURI

Chirang District, BTAD, ASSAM.

REQUEST FOR THE PROJECT:

Request for making a well for the students of St. Peter’s EM. School, Oxiguri.

Request for Well for water facility for St. Peter’s EM. School

Oxiguri, Amteka, Chirang-Dist, BTAD

Geographical and Historical Background of the school: St. Peter’s EM school is in Amteka Oxiguri about 6 kilo metres away from the Market. It is located at the foothill of Bhutan. The school is surrounded by five villages, mainly Hatimara in the east, Dwikwrguri on the West, to the North Balagari and on the South Amlaiguri. The school was founded in the year 1994 by Rev. Fr. T. O. Jose, SDB. The purpose of building this school was to provide quality education for the village children who are far away from the E.M. schools. Up to this year, about 40 persons have succeeded to complete class X, 21 of them completed B.A . and Seven MA.

In year 2001, the school was closed down due to many challenges mainly, lack of water facility, no residential teacher, no watchman to guard the compound and no proper in charge of the school. 

We are proud to say that the people woke up and began to see the need of reopening the school to continue to render good education to these children. Keeping this in mind, the school was reopened in the year 2008 with the leadership of Rev. Fr. Jose. 

Today, we are facing the same challenge again. It is not only an inconvenience but also illegal to have no water facility for the school. It is against the right of the school children. Therefore, it is an immediate need of the school that we need to have a well close by.

At present the school has been drawing water from a close by well which is about 150 mitres away from the school. It is a private well, belonging to Mr. Bijon Muchahary. We are grateful for his generosity up to now to share the water from his well. However, it has created a lot of difficulties for the respective family and the school children as well. The 2^nd well is about 250 metres away from the school which is difficult to get water.

The challenges are as follows:

1. Time consuming to get water.
2. It is inconvenient for the family of the well in his house when so many children go there every day.
3. Difficult to give water supply for the toilet.
4. Teachers are not willing to stay there since there is no proper water facility.
5. It creates indiscipline in the school.

The details of the project:

1. Making the well in the school property.
2. The school is from Grade LKG to IV.
3. At present there are 54 students and 7 teaching staff in the school.
4. Needs to dig about 55 feet deep to get water.
5. Rings required about 37.
6. Due to the depth of the well, there is a need to fix rod and plaster with cement at least up to three rings. This prevents the quick damage of the well.
7. Total Labour expenses will come up to Rs. 40,000/- (estimated)
   Material Cost will be an additional Rs. 60,000/- (estimated)

The Second Immediate Need of the school:

The second immediate need of the school is to have two new rooms. The school needs protection and maintenance. It is possible only when we keep some teachers or a watch man to guard the property.

The children of the school and the staff will always remain grateful to you and to the NGO for giving life to the school.

Fr. Mathew Das, S.J.

St. Peter’s E.M. Koila Moila.