This saree is being used to give some privacy to students using “open toilets”.
Shivamogga (Karnataka):
In viral photos showing the pathetic condition of a government school in a village in Karnataka, a long piece of cloth- a Saree — Tied end to end serves as a wall for “open toilet” for children.
Seven girls and six boys have this semblance of privacy as the toilet building, damaged many years ago, remains unusable. For water, they have an open tank, a bucket, and a mug—all of which is supposed to be a playground.
The school is in a village called Elige in Baruve village, about 140 km from the district headquarter of Shivamogga, 60 km from the nearest town Sagar.
The old toilet building has now become a garbage dump.
After the photos went viral, Parameswarappa, deputy director of public instruction in Shivamogga, said “facilities will be provided at the school” after the district authorities filed a report on the condition of the school.
The school authorities have asked the children to use “open toilets” as the damaged building has not been repaired for years. On the condition of anonymity, the villagers said that the issue was raised several times with the district administration and the education department, but things have not changed.
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