A 3.5km walk through dense jungle to reach govt schools
Hindustan Times{Believe it or not!} A 3.5km walk through dense jungle to reach govt schools The children from Gari Fazil, Gari Sheru and Gari Togar villages walk or ride their bicycles through a 3.5km dense stretch of the Mattewara jungle every day to reach their schools and study. The students are forced to face the ordeal as there are no transportation facilities available to reach the Government Senior Secondary School, Kadiana Kalan, and Government High School, Mattewara. I have to walk through the forest every day.” A girl student from Mattewara high school said that as compared to the morning, it is difficult to cross the forest in the afternoon. ‘Had to forego SOE seat due to lack of transport’ Many students said they had to sacrifice their dream of studying in the schools of eminence due to the unavailability of transportation facilities.