Gadag: Over 200 students at Karnataka govt school cross highway for lack of toilets
Gadag: Lingappa Shankarappa Mailar Government High School, located in Hombal near Gadag, has over 200 students who face a daily struggle due to the lack of functional toilets on the school premises.
The co-ed school has a pink toilet, but it lacks running water, forcing students to cross the busy Nargund Road, a state highway, to reach an open field for defecation, as reported by The New Indian Express on Sunday.
When the school was established in 1990, it had two small toilets. However, over the years, the toilets fell into disrepair, with the roof sheets blown away during heavy rains and winds.
Parents are increasingly concerned about the safety of their children, especially the girls, who sometimes resort to going home or finding alternative places to attend nature’s call.
While the teaching standards and extra-curricular activities at the school are reportedly satisfactory, the lack of basic sanitation facilities remains a significant issue. Parents have been advocating for a solution, urging the local authorities to act.
The school committee, responding to parental pressure, has requested the local administration to build functioning toilets to ensure the students' well-being.
“As per the instructions of the education department, the principal has submitted a memorandum to the gram panchayat but no action has been taken,” TNIE quoted Rupeshkumar, a senior teacher, as saying.
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Road crash in UP leaves 10 dead
Lakhimpur Kheri (UP) (PTI): Ten people were killed when a van collided head-on with a truck on the Sisaiya-Lakhimpur national highway on Monday, police said.
The van was going to Sisaiya from Lakhimpur when the accident took place between Unchgaon and Bharehta villages.
Circle Officer of Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh, said all nine passengers travelling in the van and the driver were killed.
District Magistrate of Lakhimpur Kheri Anjani Kumar Singh told reporters that the van collided with a truck coming from the opposite direction, leading to nine casualties on the spot, while one succumbed to injuries at the district hospital.
Circle Officer, Dhaurahra, Shamsher Bahadur Singh told PTI, "Efforts are on to establish the identity of other deceased persons."
The seven of the deceased have been identified as Jaideep Singh (25), Pawan (23), Sohan (21), Ram Goyal (42), Sahajram (35), Pappu (18), all residents of Bahraich district and Adnan Khan (15), a resident of Lakhimpur Kheri district, police said.
Condoling the loss of lives in the accident, Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath in a post on X, said, "The loss of life in the unfortunate road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply distressing and heart-wrenching. My condolences are with the bereaved families."
"I have directed the local administration to provide prompt and adequate assistance to the injured and the victims. I pray to Lord Shri Ram to grant the departed souls a place at His divine feet and to bestow a speedy recovery upon the injured," Adityanath said on X.
Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Prasad Maurya and Brajesh Pathak too condoled the loss of lives in the accident.
"The loss of lives resulting from the road accident in Lakhimpur Kheri district is deeply tragic and heart-wrenching. My deepest condolences go out to the bereaved families," Maurya said.
