Rajouri school sans toilet facility
Shariq Majeed
Tribune News Service

Kewal-Buddhal (Rajouri), March 31
The state government may be planning to introduce information technology in government schools in the far-off areas, but Government Middle School here does not even have a toilet facility for its students having sizeable number of girls.

The students complain that since there is no toilet facility in the school, they have to suffer a lot. They add they have raised the matter with their teachers numerous times, but they, too, are helpless as the government has failed to sanction funds for the construction of toilets.

“In the absence of the toilet facility in the school, we have to suffer a lot. On many occasions, we have taken up the matter with the school authorities, but they say that they don’t have funds”, said Nageena Akhter, a student. “The government should look into the matter and immediately sanction funds for the construction of toilets.”

“Our children are facing problems as they have to go out in the open. This is not safe for them,” said Muhammad Ameen, whose daughter studies in the school. “We have approached the education department authorities, but to no avail. We want to urge the government through media to provide funds for the construction of toilets in the school”.

However, a teacher of the school revealed that there was a toilet for students but that had been damaged and rendered useless.

Kuldeep Kumar Gupta, chief education officer, Rajouri, said the school authorities should send request to his office for the repair or construction of the toilet facility.

Meanwhile, the adjoining Government Primary School, too, lacks toilet facility for girls making them to suffer.