KOZHIKODE: Chief Minister Oommen Chandy received an extraordinary request from a first standard student at a function held here on Thursday to inaugurate the construction work of a new building for Malabar’s century-old government teachers’ training institute.
The tiny tot, Shivani, a class-one student managed to get his attention and asked him to construct a house for her classmate Amal Krishna who does not have a house. Mr Chandy immediately agreed and in his speech expressed his excitement of listening to her plea for a safe abode for her classmate. The Chief Minister also released the master plan for the institution, the first one in Malabar.
The institution that was running so far in a dilapidated building on the 2.5 acres of land given by the Zamorins will get a three- storey building resembling the old palaces of Kerala with modern infrastructure. “We have been seeking the development of the institution and finally it is getting ready,” said Ms T.C. Rosemary, principal. The new centre will have advanced facilities, including subject-wise labs.
