The pre-nursery school was established to help nursing mothers cater for their children while they were at work and to lay a solid educational foundation for them.
The management of the then National Iron Ore Mining Project (NIOMP) then established a primary school, NIOMP Staff Nursery and Primary School (NSNPS) to meet the growing educational demands of the young mining community.
The schools' academic prowess grew to legendary status, and children from towns dozens of kilometres away were admitted to became students.
The colonies were designed to modern standards and feature sports clubs, a bakery, small parks, fruit orchids, spacious houses, and a few swimming pools.
Traders from various cities sell precious stones, wooden handicraft, leather items etc.