Students force to cross swollen river go to school in a dangerous trolley<\/p>\n
B.D.Kasniyal<\/p>\n
Pithoragarh, July 11<\/p>\n
During the current monsoon fury when rivers are swollen following incessant rains fot the past five days, the guardians of over 50 students of Bageshwar villages, have to wait\u00a0 on the bank of river Ramganga to take their wards to home who return from their schools from neighbouring district of Pithoragarh, crossing the river in a trolley which itself is \u00a0damaged .<\/p>\n
These students have to reach Nachni town of Pithoragarh district from bordering\u00a0 villages of Bageshwar, by a trolley in the absence of a bridge on the Ramganga (eastern)\u00a0 river.<\/p>\n
The 50 students, who have to go to their\u00a0 schools in Pithoragarh from Bageshwar district hail from Bhakunda , Kala pair Kabhri, Chikia, Kishmila and some other villages situated on the border of Pithoragarh district.<\/p>\n
“We, all 50 guardians, have to see off and receive our children in a rag tag trolley\u00a0 to and from schools situated in Nachni town of Pithoragarh district. It is dangerous specially during the present monsoon season\u00a0 as the rolley develops technical snags often and halts in between the flooded river,” said\u00a0 Ganga Singh, Gram Pradhan of\u00a0 Kabhri village of Bageshwar district.<\/p>\n
The Bageshwar villagers \u00a0said that the suspension bridge that existed\u00a0 on the river Ramganga\u00a0 before 2018, was washed away in\u00a0 the 2018 disaster and no bridge could be constructed in its\u2019 place thereafter.<\/p>\n
It is very risky to send students to schools by a trolley which is dangerous \u00a0and unsafe,\u201d said Boby Bisht, Gram Pradhan of\u00a0 Kishmila village of Bageshwar district.<\/p>\n
The Gram Pradhan has demanded immediate construction of a concrete bridge over the river .” If such situation continues the education of youngsters could suffer ,\u201d said the Gram Pradhan.<\/p>\n
Tara Singh, Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) of PWD division at Didihat has said that to keep smooth going for students of Bageshwar district\u00a0 by trolley ,during monsoon months, a home guard has been kept on duty on Pithoragarh side of the trolley. “We are also keeping watch on technical condition of trolley every time,” claimed \u00a0the SDO.<\/p>\n
Bageshwar District Magistrate Anuradha Paul said that a motorable bridge has been sanctioned\u00a0 for the spot and the construction will start soon.”I have recently inspected the spot, we will\u00a0construct the bridge on priority basis,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n
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