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| Photo Credit: G_N_RAOmore-inGeographical proximity to the restive border with Chhattisgarh is proving to be a bane for several State-run schools in Telangana’s tribal heartland of Bhadrachalam Agency. Notwithstanding official claims about spending crores of rupees on infrastructure development for schools in tribal areas, the situation in most government schools in remote areas remains unchanged, he rued. Many State-run schools in Charla and elsewhere in Bhadrachalam Agency lack proper buildings, toilets and drinking water facilities, said SFI district president Madakam Satish. “We have represented the matter to the school management committee,” says Jayaram, a resident of the remote tribal habitation. Regular teachersThe State-run schools in Bodenelli, Rallapuram, Erraboru, Korkatampadu and several other tribal habitations along the inter-State border with Chhattisgarh are being maintained by Vidya volunteers in the absence of regular teachers, sources added..