Govt school gets a Rs 20 crore facelift in Nellore

Tirupati: In a significant shift for the region’s public education infrastructure, a government high school in Nellore’s Moolapeta has undergone a complete architectural and technological overhaul, matching the standards of high-end private academies.Revamped for Rs 20 crore through a public-private partnership, the revival of the Moolapeta Govt High School marks a major infrastructure push in Nellore’s municipal school grid. Following the recent restoration of the historic VR High School, the civic administration partnered with Hyderabad-based infrastructure major DSR Constructions to execute the Moolapeta project under a corporate social responsibility initiative.Municipal administration and urban development minister Narayana, along with city mayor Devarakonda Sujata Ashok, inspected the newly finished campus over the weekend ahead of its formal commissioning.Speaking to reporters, Narayana underlined that the school campus spans a 24,000-square-foot built-up area on a 2.5-acre land parcel. Moving away from traditional public school layouts, the new fortress-like structure features 14 high-tech, fully furnished classrooms along with dedicated laboratory blocks for Physics, Chemistry, Biology, and Computer Science. Most notably, the campus houses what officials state is the most advanced school-level robotics laboratory in Andhra Pradesh.The Moolapeta Govt School now has a world-class sports complex designed by specialist consultants from Bengaluru. The facility now includes a synthetic enamel-coated kabaddi court, cricket practice nets, a half-basketball court, and two badminton courts.Devireddy Sudhakar Reddy, managing director of DSR Constructions, stated that the project was fast-tracked following a proposal by the municipal administration last August. “The objective was to deliver a corporate-level academic environment within a strict eight-month window, and we were able to complete the works before the commencement of the new academic year”, he added.