Summary:
The Hirli government school is only till Class V after which children have to trust their lives on a ramshackle raft and a length of rope.Hirli is in Joshi's constituency. There is another route to the school, but it is a kutcha road and children need to travel at least 5km. Now, the state government has sanctioned Rs 4.25 crore for a proper bridge, and construction is likely to start after monsoon. Now, we have to walk 10 kilometres to catch a bus from Dewas to Sanwer, 30 kilometres away, and then walk 9 kilometres to reach the school,” Mahak, a student of class X, and her sister Tammana told TOI.Joshi told TOI that he has asked officials to upgrade the primary school till class VI. Students of Hirli find it convenient to go to a government-run high secondary school in Simrol, which is only 1km away on crossing the river,” Joshi said.A temporary bridge was built on the river three years ago through public participation but it got washed away, the minister said..