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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Tarique Rahman sworn in as new Prime Minister of Bangladesh
Dhaka (PTI): Tarique Rahman was sworn in as the new Prime Minister of Bangladesh on Tuesday, days after leading his party to a forceful victory in the crucial general elections.
President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath of office to 60-year-old Rahman at the South Plaza of the Jatiya Sangsad instead of Bangabhaban, in a departure from a long-standing tradition.
Earlier in the day, Rahman was elected as leader of the parliamentary party by the Bangladesh Nationalist Party lawmakers.
Rahman's BNP has bagged 209 out of 297 seats, while right-wing Jamaat-e-Islami secured 68 seats in the 13th Parliamentary elections. Deposed premier Sheikh Hasina's Awami League was barred from contesting polls.
