Rajanna Sircilla, Sept.29 : Expressing deep concern over the dilapidated condition of their local government high school, two youths from Kolanur village in Rajanna Sircilla district have appealed directly to Chief Minister A. Revanth Reddy for immediate intervention. Ahead of the Chief Minister’s scheduled visit to Sircilla on September 30, Dasari Naresh and Gajula Srinivas sent a postcard detailing the plight of local students who have been forced to study under makeshift tin-roofed sheds for nearly five years.
The government high school at Kolanur, built nearly four decades ago, has fallen into complete disrepair and remains unused due to safety hazards. More than 90 students from Kolanur and neighboring villages, including Marthannapet, Gollapalli, and Ramannapet, are currently compelled to attend classes in temporary structures. During peak summer months, the tin-roofed classrooms become unbearably hot, leading to frequent illnesses among children and forcing low-income families to seek costly private school alternatives.
The youths highlighted that despite receiving repeated official assurances over the past five years, no actual construction work has commenced. They urged the state government to immediately demolish the hazardous structure and sanction a fully equipped modern high school building. Additionally, their postcard drew attention to an 800-meter dilapidated road stretch connecting Kolanur and Chinnabonala villages, which has remained neglected for a decade despite serving as a crucial link between the Vemulawada and Sircilla Assembly constituencies.
Highlighting their decision to write directly to the state leadership, Dasari Naresh stated, “Despite several efforts, we have been unable to secure a new school building for our village. When we learnt that Mr. Revanth Reddy would be visiting Sircilla for the first time on September 30, we felt it was an opportunity to bring our long-pending grievance directly to his notice. That is why I wrote a postcard to the Chief Minister, hoping his personal intervention would finally resolve the issue.”
Stressing the urgency of student safety, Gajula Srinivas emphasized, “The damaged school building must be demolished immediately before an accident occurs. Students attending classes in tin-roofed sheds are enduring severe hardship due to the heat and lack of facilities, and many frequently fall ill. A fully equipped school building must be constructed at the earliest to end the difficulties faced by children who have spent nearly five years studying in temporary sheds. Our children deserve a safe school and a better future.”
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