Chandigarh, April 11 -- Government Model Senior Secondary School (GMSSS), Sector 16, is set to become the first government school in Chandigarh with air conditioners in every classroom, thanks to the school's 1975-batch alumni.

A group of 39 former students from the batch have come together to donate 35 AC units of 1.5 tonne each, covering all 35 classrooms, to commemorate their golden jubilee, which will be celebrated at the school on Friday.

Valued at over Rs.13 lakh, the contribution reflects the batch's enduring bond with their alma mater.

"My whole family has studied here-my elder brother was in the first batch that graduated in 1963, and my daughter and nephews went to this school too," said Arvind Jain, a member of the 1975 batc...