Delta India Holds Brick Laying Pooja Ceremony at Kurubarapalli Government Higher Secondary School

By Delta India - Published March 27, 2023

By Delta India

On January 20, 2023, Delta India did a brick-laying and Pooja ceremony to build female toilets and urinals at the Krishnagiri-Kurubarapalli Senior Secondary School. This CSR initiative aims to benefiting up to 514 local women by providing community infrastructure that focuses on improving sanitation and wellness.

Pooja (Sanskrit: पूजा) is a worship ritual performed by Hindus, Buddhists and Jains to offer homage and prayer to one or more deities, to host and honor a guest, or to spiritually celebrate an event. The ceremony usually consists of making an offering of flowers or fruit to an image of a god.

Mr. Joe Kao, Mr. Britto K and Mr. Varadarajan N represented Delta at the ceremony hosted by the school Principal and staff as well as the Parent Teacher Association. Students across 26 nearby villages have access to the school thereby improving quality of life among rural communities. In addition to restrooms, Delta is also assisting the school administration in establishing changing rooms for female students.

Kurubapalli MODEL HR.SEC school was established in 2013 and is managed by the Department of Education. It is located in a rural area in the Krishanagiri district of Tamil Nadu.

The co-educational school consists of grades 6 to 12 with English as the medium of instruction. This school is accessible by all-weather roads and the academic session starts in April.
Currently, the school has one functional boy's and girl's toilet. The school has a library with 100 books and provides mid-day meals for students on school grounds.