Manipur is now home to a unique school that will be seen floating on the largest freshwater lake in the northeast, the Loktak Lake.
Images source: HT
Situated about 50 km from Imphal, the school will not only cater to the need of the children but for the illiterate adults as well.
It aims to provide education to drop outs students, who were rendered homeless due to the recent evacuation of phumdis.
Because the main source of income for the locals comes through fishing, and since it's not much, the families weren't able to send their children to schools elsewhere.
With this new floating facility, families can send their children to attend classes nearby.
The school will be accommodating around 25 students and two teachers from the community.
The honorarium of the volunteers will be sanction by the PRDA, under the project called ‘Empowering vulnerable local communities for sustainable development’, which is funded by Action Aid India.
While this is a great saving effort by an NGO, India needs to be able to cater to the needs of it's people especially in the far flung NE, with more foresight and forethought.
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