The project to install on the school premises a rainwater harvesting system to ensure uninterrupted supply of water is expected to be completed in six months.

In all, 17 urinals and 10 toilets with modern amenities will be built.

The rainwater harvesting units to be set up in the school compound as well as on the terrace of the nearby Disha building, which, like SUMI, is run by the Church of North India, will ensure uninterrupted supply of water.

The money for the project was raised by Rotary Club of Kelso in Scotland, Rotary Club of Kalimpong and Rotary Foundation.

The foundation stone for the construction of toilets, along with the rainwater harvesting system, was laid at a ceremony held in the institution recently.

Rajen Raghavan, the club’s public relations in-charge, said the club chose SUMI for the project in view of the school’s contribution in the field of education.

In its 117 years of existence, SUMI has helped spread the benefits of education not only in Darjeeling and other parts of Bengal, but also in Northeast, Nepal and Bhutan.

Nava Ratna Pradhan, the principal of SUMI, has thanked Rotary Club for implementing the project in his institution.

The primary school building and the facilities there are more than 100 hundred years old and are badly in need of repair.

Children-centric projects were part of the thrust area identified by Rotary International in its ‘Make Dreams Real’ theme for this year.