With the walls receiving a new coat of paint and the flooring laid anew, the auditorium of Government Girls Higher Secondary School in Ashok Nagar is looking better than before. This damage was undone only recently with a restoration work that was supported by the Tamil Nadu Foundation Inc., United States, an organisation of NRIs of Tamil origin. Now, plumbing works are on to provide water supply to the washroom,” says Vasumathi Benny, executive director – projects, Tamil Nadu chapter of Tamil Nadu Foundation Inc. “The Foundation tries to involve children of its members in such projects, often to help them understand problems faced by the marginalised,” says S. Rajarethinam, IAS (Retd), chairman of Tamil Nadu chapter of Tamil Nadu Foundation Inc. Earlier projectsIn 2016, the Foundation renovated the Ashok Nagar Circle Library in Ashok Nagar at a cost of ₹50 lakh; and the library and a few classrooms of Government Higher Secondary School at MGR Nagar in K.K.

Source: The Hindu December 16, 2017 07:02 UTC