Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya in Malgi cries for attention

January 15, 2015 12:00 am | Updated 05:57 am IST - SIRSI:

The gymnasium at the school is poorly maintained.

The gymnasium at the school is poorly maintained.

Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas are known for discipline and running an efficient education system. But the one at Malgi in Mundgod taluk is an exception to this rule with its poor maintenance of facilities and parents are concerned about the plight of their children.

There are 550 students in the school and 50 percent of them are girls. Due to non-availability of hot water inside the dormitory, students have stopped taking bath during winter. While some other Navodaya Vidyalayas have installed solar water geysers, there is no such system in Malgi.

The parents have alleged that the water purifying machines donated by the parents teachers committee are laying unused in the academic block and students have no other way but to drink tap water. The multi-gymnasium is also not being used. The playing area for girl students are not cleared of shrubs and the students don’t go there fearing reptiles. The parents said toilets were not being cleaned regularly and the administration did not have control over the cleaning staff. While other Navodaya schools are adopting modern teaching techniques like smart classes, no steps have been taken to introduce similar facilities in Malgi. The school does not have a tuck shop and there are no alternative arrangements to purchase academic material. The parents told this correspondent that they sent their children there for better education with high aspirations, but the situation was disappointing.

They have urged the Deputy Commissioner and peoples’ representatives to visit the school and supervise the condition there and take action.

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