One recurrent complaint that emerged during a recent public hearing of the NCPCR was the poor state of infrastructure in schools and hostels in the hinterland.
A study of about 50 panchayat schools brought out by People’s Watch in 10 districts served as a sample. Activists deposed that majority of the schools lacked basic amenities, such as a proper building. Drinking water facilities were non-existent in several institutions. Some of the schools, the study stated, had one toilet for 300 students. This rendered the facility unusable owing to lack of maintenance, thereby influencing enrollment.
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[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/news/learning-without-building-toilets-not-even-water
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/shruthisagar-yamunan
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/newspaper/new-indian-express-chennai
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/tamil-nadu
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/panchayats
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/public-hearing
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/drinking-water
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/cuddalore
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/toilets
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/sanitation
