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Rawalakot girls college to
start functioning today
Islamabad—The Post Graduate Girls College in Rawalakot, which was
severely damaged by the devastating earthquake of October 2005, has
been renovated with the help of Turkey and now it is ready to start
its classes in the repaired building.
According to Turkish embassy, the Turkish people were the first to
help their Pakistani brothers after the earthquake in 2005 and the
domain of Turkish help was not limited by the boundaries of Turkey.
The Turkish community living abroad also reacted at the same time
with their mother country. The Turkish people living in Germany
through a joint organization of IHLAS Media Holding of Germany and
DITIB (Religious Affairs of Turkish Islamic Union Germany) agreed on
the reconstruction of Rawalakot Post Graduate Girls College with
ERRA.
Later on Turkish Islamic Union of Netherlands participated through
donations of Basic Health Unit facilities to the said school.
The design of the school, construction, decoration and landscaping
have been carried out by TURCON Pvt Ltd. After geological survey of
the land, it has been decided to construct single or maximum two
storey buildings. In a campus-wise set up, all the buildings have
been scattered on a 240,000 sq ft area.
The education facilities include 30 classrooms, 5 laboratories,
Gymnasium Hall, Hostel, Residence for Teachers, Principle House,
Basic Health Unit, Mosque, Multi Purpose Hall, Admin Block, etc.
Total 14 buildings exceeding a covered area of 60,000 sq ft have
been built for the school. The construction has been carried out in
the conventional method, i.e. R.C.C. framed structure. Both ends of
the buildings have been extra strengthened through shear walls,
providing an earthquake proof structure for the safety of the
children.
The materials used in construction are the same as in the developed
western countries. Light weight insulated “shingle” roof material
has been imported and used for the first time in Pakistan in order
to present comfortable rooms for students and teachers. Well
insulated U-PVC type windows have also been used.—APP
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