Regular electricity outages and dying equipment have been giving nightmares to students of 310 municipal schools in the city.To add to their woes, the Pune Municipal Corporation’s (PMC) education board has appointed only one electrician and a carpenter to handle the workload, which keeps piling up everyday. This forces us to wonder, despite Rs 300 crore as its annual budget, why can’t the civic body appoint more electricians and carpenters for its schools?

Man-power crisis: Electricity outages and dying equipment have been givingu00a0nightmares to students of municipal schools in the city. Representation Pic