Digital classrooms were inaugurated on an experimental basis at China Waltair Municipal School, KDPM (Lawson’s Bay Colony) and MVD School (Dandu Bazar) under The Greater Visakhapatnam Smart City Corporation Limited as a part of the smart city projects. Solar rooftop energy was inaugurated at China Waltair and KDPM Schools.
Emphasising the importance of technology in imparting education, Lok Sabha member K. Haribabu said in the first phase, digital classrooms would be launched in six municipal schools with a cost of ₹1.09 crore.
Steps were on the anvil to take up digital classrooms in 25 schools later spending ₹5.9 crore.
An action plan was readied to make solar power available in 124 schools with ₹3 crore, the MP said.
MLA V. Ramakrishnababu, who participated in the programme, said schools were improved and repairs carried out at a cost of ₹7 crore.
Municipal Commissioner M. Hari Narayanan, who presided, gave an account of the development works being taken up.
Superintendent Engineer Venkateswara Rao, executive engineers Venkat and Sudhakar, Zone Commissioners P. Nallanaiah and V. Chakradhar Rao, Deputy DEO C. Usha Rani and representatives of AECOM participated.
MLA Vasupalli Ganesh Kumar inaugurated the digital classrooms at MDM School in the afternoon.
