Over 1500 schools unsafe in Belagavi dist

Hubli | Sunday | 12th August, 2018

Summary:

These include 631 schools in the Belagavi educational district and 873 schools in the Chikkodi educational district. Belagavi: The education department has claimed 1,504 buildings in government schools are in a dilapidated condition in Belagavi district . Kannada activist Ashok Chandaragi revealed that Belagavi educational district had bagged third place, while Chikkodi took sixth in the SSLC exams this year.However, Chandaragi said the government cannot expect good results if it cannot provide even basic infrastructure. Some alumni associations are willing to construct new classrooms and the authorities need to support them, Chandaragi said. Although the state government has been apprised of the situation, no action has been taken.While some schools could do with repairs, others need to be demolished and rebuilt..