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Assam floods: schools in affected districts to reopen August 10
Schools in Assam's flood-hit districts will reopen from August 10 wherever campuses are functional, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced on Friday. Restoration work, including removal of silt, is underway. In Sivasagar district…
The Story in Brief
Schools in Assam's flood-hit districts will reopen from August 10 wherever campuses are functional, Education Minister Ranoj Pegu announced on Friday. Restoration work, including removal of silt, is underway. In Sivasagar district alone, 545 of 1,250 schools were affected, and Pegu said he has directed authorities to resume classes where feasible.
Where schools remain unfit, the government will arrange alternative teaching, similar to measures used during Covid-19. Pegu said the aim is to prevent students from losing learning time. Cleaning and repair work continues in other institutions.
The Indian Opinion
The Assam government's directive to restart classes from August 10 in flood-affected districts, with alternative arrangements where schools remain unusable, sounds pragmatic but risks being another hastily announced policy. During the pandemic, 'alternative arrangements' often meant little beyond promises. The real test will be in Sivasagar district, where 545 of 1,250 schools suffered damage. How many will actually reopen by next week? And will the promised silt-cleaning and repairs reach the rest before the next wave of floods? The minister's confidence needs to be matched by ground-level accountability.
Source: assamtribune.com
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