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| Govt School Sumriyal belies official claims | | ‘Provide infrastructure and see results’ | | Early Times Report
JAMMU, Jan 9: In a full page advertisement issued by the department of information on the occasion of Omar Abdullah's third year in office, the government boasted of improved educational standards in the state. However, the reports from the grass root level narrate an entirely different story. Even a government report released in November 2011 admits the shortcoming.
There are 11633 government schools in Kashmir province. After education was made a fundamental right, the government approved a sum of Rs 778 crore for improving education infrastructure. But the government report found that 4830 schools in the state still do not have their own building. Most of them run in shabby rented rooms.
A school in Shumriyal village of Kupwara district is a typical example of official neglect. It is situated on the banks of a roaring river which the students and teachers find difficult to cross especially in summer when the water level rises.
The danger of getting drowned has driven some parents to move their children to private schools elsewhere.
The Education Officials are well aware of the situation. But no action has been taken till date. Four angry teachers speak as one, pointing out the other challenges, "This school was built in 1960 and upgraded to a Middle School in 2005. But nothing was done to address the problem of the river. Providing for a boundary wall would certainly help, as would a playground and toilets. Our children have nothing to do with outdoor games because we are in constant fear of an accident."
The school has to be closed down in June when the river is in spate. "Flood water reaches the school premises and even into the classrooms. How can we possibly complete the course?" laments a teacher.
The teachers question action against 21 head-masters/principals whose institutions failed in the matriculation results declared last week. "Give us the infrastructure and see the results", they said. |
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