Halted classes at schools to resume under tent in Dhading
Gajuri (Dhading), May 8, The teaching and learning activities in the schools of
Dhading, which were halted following the April 25 quake, are to resume soon and
that is under the tent in the ground of the schools.
Ganesh Prasad
Dhakal, District Education Officer (DEO), Dhading said that although 2,746
classrooms of different 587 schools were in poor condition due to the damage,
the District Education Office (DEO) Dhading was going to resume classes soon in
view of continuation of the academic activities of the new academic session.
DEO Dhakal
further informed that of total 5,373 classrooms in the 587 schools in the
district, 2,107 were ravaged by the 7.8-magnitude earthquake whereas 729
classes were tilted while 1,150 classrooms sustained partial damages.
He shared that
the DEO, Dhading decided to run classes outdoor in the ground under the tent,
tarpaulin sheet and other materials.
Similarly, some
227 drinking water projects that were in operation in the schools of Dhading
were also destroyed by the quake. It has also caused damages to some 272
toilets of the schools in the locality, according to the DEO Dhakal.
Six teachers
teaching in different schools in Dhading have lost their life due to this
disaster, informed Dhakal.