MANGALURU: On Monday when offline classes for classes 1 to 5 resumed after a Covid-forced silence, two class 2 students, armed with spades, were seen clearing a dirty road so that they could reach their school. be able to reach Dakshina Kannada Sulia Taluk of the district.
A picture of children cleaning the road Mundepu Village went viral, and a Sulia court took note of the incident and directed the local panchayat to act on priority. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Sulia Somashekhar A, Visited the spot along with police officers. judge somasekhar Instructed Bellare Gram Panchayat to make the road motorable at the earliest.
The children’s parents told the judge that they decided to do the work themselves as the gram panchayat said they could not do the repairs as it was a private road. Heavy rains this season have stopped the road from running. Since the children could not walk on the street, the parents took up spades. Class 2 students participated of their own free will.
The judge expressed his displeasure over the incident of getting the children to do the work of clearing the road. Initially, he had directed the police to register an FIR against the parents and panchayat officials. However, when the gram panchayat agreed to repair the road, the judge asked for a detailed report after the work.
Bellare Police Sub-Inspector Anjaneya Reddy Told TOI that the Panchayat Development Officer has promised to do road repair work immediately. “The judge has sought a report with photographs. The panchayat has started the work and the road will be repaired soon. The children only joined with the parents to bring the issue to the notice of the authorities concerned, and they Wasn’t forced to work,” he said. added.
A picture of children cleaning the road Mundepu Village went viral, and a Sulia court took note of the incident and directed the local panchayat to act on priority. Senior Civil Judge and JMFC Sulia Somashekhar A, Visited the spot along with police officers. judge somasekhar Instructed Bellare Gram Panchayat to make the road motorable at the earliest.
The children’s parents told the judge that they decided to do the work themselves as the gram panchayat said they could not do the repairs as it was a private road. Heavy rains this season have stopped the road from running. Since the children could not walk on the street, the parents took up spades. Class 2 students participated of their own free will.
The judge expressed his displeasure over the incident of getting the children to do the work of clearing the road. Initially, he had directed the police to register an FIR against the parents and panchayat officials. However, when the gram panchayat agreed to repair the road, the judge asked for a detailed report after the work.
Bellare Police Sub-Inspector Anjaneya Reddy Told TOI that the Panchayat Development Officer has promised to do road repair work immediately. “The judge has sought a report with photographs. The panchayat has started the work and the road will be repaired soon. The children only joined with the parents to bring the issue to the notice of the authorities concerned, and they Wasn’t forced to work,” he said. added.
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