Rain revelry no more; deluge ravaged 24 UP primary schools

In the context of the Indian subcontinent, two things bring unadulterated joy - rain and children.

- Rajeev Mullick

LUCKNOW: If there is a sight that brings a broader smile to one's face, it is that of a child frolicking in the downpour.

However, in a cruel turn of events, that very rain that brought so much joy to the child and the onlooker, swept away or severely damaged 24 government primary and upper primary schools in 11 districts of Uttar Pradesh, heaping misery on 2,000 students.

For several weeks these students remained out of school till the basic education department adjusted all these students in other schools. The state government has released money for either reconstruction or repair of the damaged schools.