Students walk a km daily for MDM as school lacks infra

Even as the government continues to spend crores on beautifying and renovating school campuses, ground realities remain grim in many state-run institutions.

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A glaring example is the Bishnuguda Government High School under Pitamahal panchayat in Rayagada block and district, where students have to walk a kilometre daily braving the sun and rain to have their midday meals (MDM). They also face other hardships due to lack of basic facilities in the school.

The school, built in 2016-17 at a cost of ₹50 lakh under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), currently has strength of 85 students from Classes VIII to X.