J&K: Villagers lock out govt school in Udhampur

News Summary: 

• Udhampur residents lock school in protest
• School building deemed unsafe, unfit for students
• Students to be temporarily moved to a safe location
• Repair work to be conducted at the decrepit building
• Authorities addressing demands for safer conditions

Udhampur (Jammu and Kashmir): Residents of Rassain in Ghordi block of Udhampur district locked out a government school in the village to protest against the School Education Department over the pitiable state of the school building, officials informed on Wednesday.

School building unsafe 
The chairman of Block Development Council, Ghordi, Arti Sharma, said, "The parents have locked the school gate as the building is unsafe and not in a condition to house students anymore. I raised the issue at the Council meeting as well. The demand that the locals have put forward is genuine and should be met."

The zonal Education and planning officer, Ghordi Krishan Dutt, said the prevailing infrastructure at the government school, or the lack of it, was unsafe to house students.

Classes to be held at a safe location till repair work done

He added that the while the authorities concerned run necessary repairs at the decrepit school building, the students would be shifted to a safe location so that the classes could be held as before and their studies aren't hampered.

128 Students, hunt for a safe location on

"A total of 128 students study in this school. However, the school building has been deemed unsafe for them. We will identify a safe place building for them for classes to be conducted as before. We will make sure that their studies are not hampered," Dutt said.

(With ANI inputs)