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ONE OF THE RICHEST STATES IS FAILING ITS SCHOOLKIDS
The New Indian Express Hubballi
|December 13, 2025
KARNATAKA Chief Minister Siddaramaiah recently received a letter from children in Pachedoddi, a hamlet in Chamarajanagar district that lies entirely off the publictransport grid.
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They described their ordeal of trekking 14 km every day to reach schools in the nearest taluk headquarters or bigger villages. Rain or shine, they must walk through the dense forests of the Male Mahadeshwara division, risking encounters with wild animals. Ministers and officials had promised transport links, but never delivered. Even a video of the students' gruelling daily walk, widely shared on social media, failed to move the administration.
This story is from the December 13, 2025 edition of The New Indian Express Hubballi.
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