Safety of the students at stake

BANGALORE: A borewell dug up at the Jalahalli Model Primary School quenches the thirst of half of Jalahalli residents but the safety and security of the students are at stake now. They have to come to the road to wash the plates used for mid-day meal. The school development committee had provided two synthetic tanks to store water for the benefit of students, but it has not helped the children in anyway. The reason is not shortage of water but the menace of miscreants. The premises, which houses a high school and also a PU college, has no compound. It is not known why have the school development committee preferred link chain fence instead of constructing a compound wall to prevent miscreants enter the premises in the night. “There were occasions when the miscreants broke the locks of class rooms and toilets. It was embarrassing for us to see empty liquor bottles in the morning,’’ says H R Govindaraju, a teacher.The miscreants, who do not want to waste their energy to climb the fence, found an easy method to enter the premises. They cut a portion of the fence to enter the school premises. “We had filled that gap and have also lodged a complaint with police against the miscreants,’’ says G Govindaiah, Head Master. Perhaps, angered by the closing gap, the miscreants removed the water taps and also damaged the water pipe that connects to the synthetic tank. The result:students have to either wait for some time for their turn to wash the plates at the one and only tap or go to the water tank on the other side of Jalahalli Main Road. “It is not advisable for the students to go outside the premises due to the heavy traffic on the road,’’ says another teacher. Now the school development committee has decided to shift the water tanks to the newly constructed building and put up some water taps for the benefit of the students. “It is quite unfortunate that police failed to take action against the miscreants,”says the head master.Meanwhile, Sub Inspector of Jalahalli Police Station has assured to keep a vigil on the miscreants and take appropriate actions against them.