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Guwahati school floods, six grades squeezed into one room
At Ganesh Nagar Shishu Vidyalaya in Guwahati's Basistha area, knee-deep water floods the campus within minutes of rain, forcing its 70 students from six grades to share a single usable classroom. Headmistress…
At Ganesh Nagar Shishu Vidyalaya in Guwahati's Basistha area, knee-deep water floods the campus within minutes of rain, forcing its 70 students from six grades to share a single usable classroom. Headmistress Santana Borthakur said the school has repeatedly written to the Education Department but no action has been taken. Students appealed directly to Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for help.
Waterlogging has damaged books, student artwork and toilet construction materials. The school also has only two teachers, with some deployed for census duty. Classes have shut for several days this academic year. Residents and school authorities describe the flooding as artificial, linked to drainage issues in the locality.
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Assam's public schools have long struggled with infrastructure deficits, and the recurring flooding at Ganesh Nagar Shishu Vidyalaya underscores a gap between recurring complaints and remedy. Under the Right to Education Act, state governments are responsible for ensuring adequate classrooms and sanitation, but a 2022 Comptroller and Auditor General report cited delays in Assam's school infrastructure works worth Rs 135 crore. With only two teachers and all grades crammed into one room, this school resembles others in low-income urban wards where flooding compounds staffing shortages. The Education Department's next step on the complaint will determine whether this becomes a precedent for monsoon-readiness audits across similar schools.
Source: assamtribune.com
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