<p>QALAT (Pajhwok): Construction work on four school buildings has kicked off in southern Zabul province, a ptoject that will help provide a proper learning <a href="/en/environment" class="glossify-link">environment</a> for 6,000 students, officials said on Monday.</p>
<p>Officials said the projects, funded by the Ministry of <a href="/en/education" class="glossify-link">Education</a>, were being implemented in Syori, Shah Joi and Arghandab districts of the province .</p>
<p>Rahimullah Lodin, Zabul education director, told Pajhwok Afghan News lack of buildings for schools was one of the major challenges to the education process in the province.</p>
<p>He said the projects worth 64 million afghanis would take one year to complete.</p>
<p>Each of the school buildings would have 10 classrooms and other facilities, he said, adding the implementation process would be checked for quality control.</p>
<p>Education officials say more than 80 percent of schools in the province are without buildings and that was why teachers were doing their job in rented houses.</p>
<p>The construction of the four buildings would provide 6,000 students with a proper education environment and the department was trying to find funds for the rest of school buildings as well, Lodin said.</p>
<p>More than 50 percent of schools in the restive province are shut due to security problems while many of the rest lack buildings, professional teachers and other facilities.</p>
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