HYDERABAD: Students of Government High School, Goshamahal, get stuck in their classes during the rainy season whenever the nearby Osmangunj nala overflows. Sometimes, teachers carry children on their shoulders in the knee-deep water inundating the school to leave them outside the main gate.
There is also an urban hostel on the school premises. During heavy rains in the nights, inmates of the hostel are forced to take shelter in classrooms on the first floor, as water enters the rooms on the ground floor.
Parents complain that even drainage water enters into the school premises whenever the area receives a heavy rain. This has been happening over the years and civic authorities have failed to solve the problem. Many parents say this is causing illness among their children. School teacher Sarwat says in case there are rains during the day time, water stagnates in the school ground and they have to carry the children on their shoulders. “We have shifted the classrooms from the ground to the first floor because of this problem,” she pointed out.
Another teacher said whenever water stagnates on the school ground, they inform the Metro Sewerage Board authorities, who immediately come to their rescue.
