30,000 kids in 650 schools without boundary walls live in shadow of leopard attacks fear

Meerut | Wednesday | 27th March, 2019

Summary:

But people have to take precautions.”The leopards are unlikely to attack schools if they are hemmed in by a boundary wall. In the past 45 days, 13 leopard sightings have taken place in the area adjoining Amangarh forest. The schools are located in areas prone to leopard attacks.The matter has acquired alarming proportions as leopard sightings have increased in the region after harvesting of sugarcane. BIJNOR: In the absence of boundary walls in 650 government primary schools in the rural Bijnor , some 30,000 students are exposed to constant danger of being attacked by leopards. There are 25 villagers where leopard sightings are common..