School or stable?

The place which was used for keeping horses during Qutub Shahi rule is now being used to educate children. The stable still has canons. The place is none other than Govt. Upper primary & High School Golconda. One of the oldest schools of Hyderabad located right opposite to historical Golconda Fort used to be a stable in the past. Today classes are conducted inside each arch of the stable, while the class I and & II are conducted under a tree. These innocent students are forced to sit under the sun from 8 am to 12:30 pm. To add to students’ woes water board has disconnected water supply to the school.

Altogether 302 students study in the school which lacks basic facilities. When asked about water disconnection the school headmaster Subba Rao told that the water bill was not paid since years as a result the bill has reached to Rs. 147000. The water supply is disconnected for 8 days. Students have to bring drinking water from home.

There are 815 government schools in Hyderabad and Secunderabad but nearly all schools lack basic facilities. It must be noted that, on August 4, 2009 the parliament passed RTE Act (Right to Education) which ensures free and compulsory education to children aged between 6 to 14 years. But it seems that this Act has failed miserably and government failed to regulate the schools.

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