arpita chakrabarty almora nearly four years after the state government initiated computeraided learning programmes to integrate technology in education computers continue to gather dust in 19 junior high schools across champawat district due to the lack of power supply the fact came to light in the reply to an rti application filed by amodi resident deepak singh bohra under the program the state aimed to provide quality education to children in remote areas through optimum utilization of information technology twentyfive schools in the district were accordingly provided with machines however 19 of the institutes do not have access to electricity while 11 of the schools are located in champawat block the rest are scattered over pati and lohaghat blocks aamni ghirchum majkudi rusai etc are some of the villages where the schools do not have power supply official sources say hefty sums have already been paid for power connections at these villages and the schools but to no avail a large sum has to be paid to hydel power companies to ensure supply to these villages said r c arya education officer of champawat district however he failed to provide any time span by which the work will be done