The disasters experienced in the State last month have also badly affected the academic lives of children in the affected areas. Many schools in Bhyundar, Pandukeshwar and lambagad in Joshimath development block have also been damaged.
As a result, the school officials are trying to facilitate classes for students of damaged schools by attaching them to the schools which are still considered safe. Students in the disaster affected areas, especially those whose schools were also damaged, are facing severe hardships in trying to pursue their academic routine. The Government schools in Bhyundar have suffered maximum damage with the primary school and junior high school buildings damaged completely.
The students of these school including 17 primary school students and six junior high school students have been attached to a Government school in Joshimath. Ninety disaster affected families of Bhyundar have been housed temporarily in Government buildings. The students of Pandukeshwar primary school are attending classes in government inter college Pandukeshwar while students of lambagad primary school are studying in the junior high school there. Such students are facing severe inconvenience.
The students of Bhyundar attending classes in Joshimath are not even being provided the midday meal at school. School teacher Rajendra Singh Negi said that the additional district magistrate has been informed about the problem which is expected to be resolved soon.