Schoolchildren's death: Himachal to conduct surveys
Tuesday February 08, 2011 06:44:55 PM,
IANS
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children buried alive as school wall collapses
Four schoolchildren were buried alive and one was critically
injured when the boundary wall of a primary school caved in near
this Himachal Pradesh town Monday during school hours. The
government has announced an interim
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Shimla: A day after
four students were buried alive after a boundary wall of their
school collapsed in Himachal Pradesh's Una district, Education
Minister I.D. Dhiman Tuesday ordered a survey of all schools in
the state to check unsafe buildings.
"Dhiman directed the education department to conduct a survey of
the school buildings to avert any mishap in future in educational
institutions," an official told IANS here.
He said the step was taken to ensure the safety of students in the
schools.
Four schoolchildren were killed and one was critically injured
when the boundary wall of the Government Primary School at
Chhatarpur Dhada, some 15 km from Una, collapsed Monday.
The accident took place when the students, belonging to
economically weaker sections, were playing during the recess. They
belonged to the age group of seven to 11.
Dhiman directed the department to dismantle all school buildings
or boundary walls that were unsafe. He said necessary funds would
be provided to construct new buildings.
Himachal Pradesh has over 15,000 primary and higher secondary
government schools with a strength of around 10 lakh students.
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