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Wall collapse at Karnataka tribal school kills 4-year-old girl
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The death of a child is a tragedy that should not be dismissed as an act of rain. The real narrative here is about neglected infrastructure in tribal welfare schools, where basic maintenance is routinely ignored until disaster strikes. The family's claim that the gate was rusted and the wall was known to be unsafe must be verified. Instead of waiting for another such incident, the authorities should immediately inspect all such schools across Kodagu and publish the findings. Can the district administration guarantee that no other wall in a government school is a death trap waiting to fall? The number of schools yet to be inspected will be the real test of accountability.
Source: assamtribune.com
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