Nearly 70 inmates of laxminurshigha High School Ashram under Nuagarh block headquarters in Gajapati district have deserted their hostel due to insufficient food.
The inmates alleged that they were not provided sufficient food for two times. Besides, the food that is given is of inferior quality and all pleas to improve the quality of food just fall in the deaf ear of the head master, they added.
A few students said although five days have elapsed since they have left their hostel, the school authority has not cared to know their whereabouts till date.
According to sources in a similar incident, nearly 116 inmates of an Ashram High School hostel of Mohana block in Gajapati district under\\ ST\\SC Welfare Department had deserted the hostel by facing many problems. They were facing problems including water scarcity, electricity, sanitary facilities and water leakage in rainy season.