How 'school chalen hum' is all that not easy for Assam kids

Students from Jonai circle of Dhemaji district in Assam have been taking an unusual route to reach their school everyday. The route is not only long but also dangerous, but the lack of proper infrastructure in the area leaves no option for the students.

Dhemaji: The school going experience for these students in Assam is in contrast with "School Chalen Hum", a successful Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) advertisement that showed kids going to their schools, quite joyfully!

For more than ten years, students of Jonai circle of Dhemaji district in Assam have been taking an unusually long, gruelling and often arduous route of over 25 km to reach their school every day.

Lack of proper infrastructure in this remote area has hardly left any option; but to take the dangerous route for the school goers.

Along with over 50 school children, teachers too put ther lives at risk while crossing a side stream as there is no bridge connecting the interstate borders.

The situation during monsoons further adds another challenge as they have to take a longer route via Arunanchal Pradesh because of the overflowing river.

Everyday the students trek about 20-24 km for lack of basic development in the interior parts of the state.