Parrikar promises second Sainik school in Maharashtra

A Sainik school similar to the one in Satara will be started at Chandrapur in Maharashtra, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said today, adding that an MoU will be signed with the state government within 15 days in this regard.
The announcement was made at a meeting between Parrikar and Maharashtra Finance and Planning Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar at the latter's office here.
Also present at the meeting were state Education Minister Vinod Tawade, BJP MLA Mangalprabhat Lodha and other senior officials.
The Maharashtra government will fund Chandrapur Sainik School, Mungantiwar said.
The plan for Chandrapur Sainik School was presented before Parrikar.

A total of 123 acres of land is proposed near Chandrapur-Ballapur Highway for the school with a capacity of 600 students and the funds for the same will be given by Maharashtra government, he added.
Meanwhile, a spokesperson of Mungantiwar said that Parrikar was quoted as saying that all districts in Marathwada region (in Maharashtra) were scarcely forested and there was a need of forestation for which an eco-battalion would be established.