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PANAJI
The repair work of Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya building has been initiated in December 2018 and 70 percent of the repair work has been completed till date.
The principal of Jawahar Navodaya Vidhalaya Valpai V.S. Prabhullan informed The Goan that the Jawahar Navoday Vidhyalaya samity has sanctioned around Rs 5.52 crores for repair work of JNV, Valpoi. Accordingly the UP Jal Nigam agency has started the work in December 2018 and almost 70 percent work has been completed till date.
Meanwhile the Jawahar Navodaya Vidhyalaya Samiti central official has arrived in Goa to inspect the Valpoi school repair work.
It may be recalled that the land issue of this Valpoi school is still subjudice in the High Court. Through a judgment in 2005, then Additional District Judge at Mapusa, Nutan Sardessai had directed the central government and the state government to remove all the structures in the disputed land and restore the same to the original position.
The central government challenged the judgment and decree passed by the District Judge in the HC. By two separate orders dated February 13, 2005 and June 20, 2006, the High Court had directed the parties to maintain status quo and not to create any third party rights. Then the parents petitioned the High Court to grant permission for the repair of the school premises.
Accordingly the High Court has granted permission to repair the school buildings and the Vidhyalaya Samiti has done the repair work.
After the construction was completed in 1995, neither the central government nor the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti carried out any maintenance and repairs of the school building complex for more than 20 years on account of an ongoing dispute as regards the ownership of the land between some private parties and the government till 2018.
