DAMMAM, 29 June 2004 — The International Indian School, Dammam, has signed a lease agreement with a local company for a new building to be constructed for the boys’ section of the school, according to a press release.
Managing Committee Chairman Koya Anachirayil in the release said lack of adequate space for the growing number of students has been a persistent problem for five years. The managing committee, which took charge two years ago, had been working to solve the problem, the statement said, and after approval of the Higher Board for Indian Schools, the committee and the lease contractor formally signed the contract on Thursday.
The press release said the lessor, Al-Jabreen Trading & Contracting Est., would bear the cost of construction.
The new building will have two wings, one for the kindergarten and upper primary boys’ section and the other for the boys’ secondary section, with a total of 200 classrooms.
The buildings will also house laboratories, libraries, staff rooms and other related facilities including a multipurpose hall, audio-visual facility and a gymnasium.
The new building is expected to be ready in one year. It will allow the school to be spread across two buildings, one for girls and one for boys, instead of the current arrangement where facilities are spread out over several villas besides the main building.
The managing committee stressed its gratitude for the co-operation of the Ministry of Education, which supervises the Kingdom’s foreign schools, and the Indian Embassy.