Tin roofs, cold floors for school kids Most government schools in Kashmir lack basic infrastructure to sheild students from weather By Sheikh Aness Ganderbal, November 08 Lack of school buildings and other necessary infrastructure becomes a major cause of concern for parents whose wards are enrolled in government schools in Ganderbal. Reports say a large number of government schools in the rural areas of the district operate from run-down buildings, tin sheds or even under the open sky. Government Middle School Fraw One of the government school run in Fraw area of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district is running from a temporary tin sheds for last two years. The school, which is situated alongside busy Srinagar-Leh highway has been running from the temporary tin shed from last two years. The building was dismantled by the department some two years back and since then the students are studying in tin sheds Parents of these children as well as teachers at government schools say the winter season has become a major cause of concern for them over the years and the authorities have done nothing to improve the situation. We are running the school from a tin shed, we have to bear the brunt of both summer as well the winter season, said a teacher at Government Middle School Fraw He said despite repeated pleas to the authorities no steps have been taken to improve the situation. the school has only two rooms and the number of students is more than 150 So be it summer or winter we have to teach children under the open sky. Exposing them to harsh weather conditions takes a toll on their health, teacher Irshid Ah Shah said The students are always seen struggling in these classrooms and are not able to concentrate on their studies, “We apprised the senior functionaries in the Education Department about the problems faced by the students due to paucity of space. However they failed to take any measure in this regard,” the Irshid said. Some government schools in the area may have slightly better infrastructure, but they are not equipped to fight the cold weather, he added....
Posted on: Sat, 08 Nov 2014 14:08:01 +0000
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