# Wall collapse at Karnataka tribal school kills 4-year-old girl 2026-08-08T11:10:37+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet A four-year-old girl died after an old compound wall and gate of a government-run tribal welfare school collapsed on her at Basavanahalli village in Kushalnagar taluk of Kodagu district, Karnataka, on Friday evening. The child, Apoorva, was waiting near the gate to pick up her sister when the structure fell, causing severe head injuries. The Valmiki Ashrama School, run under the Integrated Tribal Development Project (ITDP) of the Karnataka Tribal Welfare Department, houses about 200 students. The family has alleged negligence, saying the gate was rusted and the wall had been a danger for some time. They have demanded accountability from the ITDP department and school staff. Police have begun an investigation. ## Coverage - assamtribune.com Tags: building collapse, Karnataka, Madikeri, negligence, school safety, tribal welfare Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/wall-collapse-at-karnataka-tribal-school-kills-4-year-old-girl/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/wall-collapse-at-karnataka-tribal-school-kills-4-year-old-girl/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.