Scholarship Fund
New Administrative Block
Science Block
New Guest House
Kitchen & Stores Block
New Girls Hostel
New Out- Patient Block – Rural Health Center

Building Projects at Rishi Valley School
February/March 2010 Status

[1] New Administrative Block

Project Status: Completed

Generous funding received from Prabhakar Reddy and Associates (ISC 72)

[2] Science Block

Requirement and rationale: The old lab building was built around 40 years ago. It was in a dilapidated condition, requiring major repairs annually to maintain it. It used to house:

• Physics Lab
• Audio-visual facilities with a lecture and examination hall for about 50
• Community Mathematics Center
• Computer Lab

Project Status: Completed

The School is happy to inform that support for this project came as follows:

Batch Donation
1966 - 50,000
1968 - 6,35,000
1969 - 20,00,000
1970 - 3,25,000
1972 - 19,625
1973 - 25,000
1975 - 8,96,324
Total - 39,51,000.

• batches 1966 to 1973 - initiative taken by Lakshmikar Reddy (Karam), Madhukar Reddy and Vikram Reddy of 1968 batch.
• Batch 1975 - initiative taken by Venugopal Reddy , Satish Reddy (Kappa) and Pramod.
• AV systems and Physics Laboratory equipment cost us 4,25,000/-. The purchase was supported by donations from old students and Parents. Contributions from old students were Rs. 3,22,025/-.

PHYSICS LAB

[3] New (New) Guest House (We are still looking for a name!)

Project Status: Completed

*Revised Estimated cost: Rs.55 lakhs (including furnishing) - We are happy to inform that support for this project is coming from old students of 1982 ISC batch. This batch has responded quickly, spontaneously and innovatively to the School’s funding requirements, mobilising support from a large number of students in India and abroad. This was made possible due to the initiatives taken by, amongst others, Dinesh Reddy, Nirupama and Meena.

** The donations collected from this batch in excess of the support pledged, has gone towards the purchase of an equipped ambulance for the use of the Rural Health Centre and School Hospital. The ambulance (Tempo Traveller) has been purchased and modifications completed at Bangalore. It is has since been commissioned.

[4] Kitchen, Stores Block, and Dining Hall

Status: Work in Progress

*Initial (2007) Estimated cost: Rs.65 lakhs (excluding equipment). The revised budget includes kitchen and store modifications, equipment and gas-house costs.

Phase-1: Complete - The temporary dining hall has been built at the 'old asthachal place' between the red house and the dining hall, for a cost of around 7 lakhs. The components of the structure is completely re-usable after it is eventually dismantled.

Phase-2: W-I-P - The old dining hall is currently being converted into a new kitchen and stores. Purchase of kitchen equipment is complete. Civil work and equipment installation is underway.

Phase-3* (Pending) : Substantial escalation in costs since initial estimates were made in early 2007, resulted in a revised building plan to incorporate some of the aesthetic low cost features of the temporary dining hall. Approximately 50% of the building will be sloped (tiled) roof. We are happy to inform that support for this project is coming from old students of 1978 ISC batch. This is made possible, thanks to the initiatives taken by Divyesh Sheth, Hari Sankaran and Aroon Raman.

[5] New Girls Hostel & Staff Quarters

Status: Completed

The quarters has reached completion and is occuppied. The Girls Hostel - Taxila House, has been completed and occupied by 12 senior girls. The staff quarters opposite is also completed and occuppied.

[6] New Out- Patient Block – Rural Health Center

Status: Work in Progress

The OP Block at the RHC is being funded by Ahsan Haidari (1962 batch), in memory of his twin brother Irfan Haidari.

Ambulance Donated by Students of 1982 Batch

Scholarship Fund

[1] Alumnus of 1981 batch has instituted a scholarship fund of Rs. 12,50,000/- towards the education of one child at Rishi Valley.

[2] An Alumni trust is also involved in the funding of staff children.