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| Kathmandu, Wednesday February 26, 2003 Falgun 14, 2059. |
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Schools without roofs
This refers to a news story titled
"Students forced to study under open sky," dated February 22, 2003, TKP. On the
eve of Education Day, the story of a school at Khotang published in your daily really
touched my heart. Not that the government has done many things to restore Maoist burnt or
destroyed schools but that the handpicked government has failed even to realise that there
are children living in remote parts of this country who need proper school buildings.
The roof of Basanta Panchami School in Khotang
district was blown by the violent storm and the district education office did not feel the
need to repair it. The repairing part has been left for the parents. But they pay land
revenue to the government.
I think the government, which pledges to provide
education for all, should have realised the need and subsequently rebuilt the school
because it cannot expect the poor and illiterate parents to understand the value of
education.
If the government can direct the development
fund for security and defence department still seeks more capital to feed the lazy army
personnel, who should have restored peace and safeguarded the country but failed to even
defend their own barracks, then why not to child education?
Rudra Aryal
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