This was made possible due to the efforts of Robert Bosche Engineering and Business Solutions (RBEI), which 'adopted' and gave much needed infrastructure, including toilets for boys, girls and teachers, besides creating an environment to learn in peace, headmistress Bhanumathi said.
She said the school at Gandhimaanagar has 150 students, most of whom are orphans. Teachers were afraid to come there as the place was infested with poisonous nakes, was a dumping yard for murdered bodies and empty liquor bottles and anti-socials frequented it in the evenings.
The result, which was 52 per cent some five years back, is now 100 per cent and there has been no drop out since then, Bhanumati said.
On activities under CSR, RBEI Coimbatore centre head, T V Sriram said the company adopted 10 schools in 2016 and would take up another four this year. Funds raised for the Bosch Coimbatore Run has seen development of Gandhimaanagar Park at a cost of nearly Rs 25 lakh, he said.
On another front, Bosch continues to support three schools for differently abled children to create a city that is welcoming of all abilities, he said.
In line with Bosch vision for a 'Clean and Green Coimbatore' the company supported seven environment drives and planted 690 saplings to increase green cover across the city, he said.
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