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In Dumka’s remote areas, mohalla schools for students -Abhishek Angad

-The Indian Express

With social distancing, masks, loudspeakers, blackboards, and a few volunteers, teachers in various Dumka villages have ensured that their students' studies do not suffer using these 'mohalla classes'.

Every morning, Shailen Tudu (12) sits by his house near a painted blackboard and solves the maths problems he is given using a chalk. His principal Sapan Kumar stands at a little distance to oversee his work, and issues instructions using a hand-held loudspeaker.

According to Kumar, 295 students from his upgraded middle school at Dumarthar village in Jharkhand’s Dumka district are being taught in this manner due to the pandemic. The school was forced to take this step as more than 80 per cent of its tribal students come from areas which have little to no mobile connectivity.

Like Dumarthar, the district administration has focused on 450 shadow zones – areas with low mobile connectivity – and is teaching 12,900 students. With social distancing, masks, loudspeakers, blackboards, and a few volunteers, teachers in various Dumka villages have ensured that their students’ studies do not suffer using these ‘mohalla classes’.

In Mahua village, Munna Bhandari helps with daily chores and assists other teachers. Bhandari, a B-Tech graduate from Jamshedpur, was forced to return to his village due to the lockdown. He said, “This pandemic gave me an opportunity to give back to the children of my village. It feels good to empower them.” Tapan Kumar Das, the principal of the local school, says that from Classes 3 to 8, teachers and volunteers teach them. “One group is divided into various sub-groups who are handled by these volunteers. They are of great help.”

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