Archive · 9 Oct 2026
230 Students Lack Toilets as Unsafe Classrooms Raise Concerns
Lathi Upper Primary School has 230 students, but its toilet cannot be used.
The old toilet is in very poor condition, and snakes and frogs have reportedly been found there.
Students, including girls, have to use the open surroundings instead.
The classrooms also have cracks in their walls and roofs.
When it rains, water leaks into the rooms.
These problems have made people worry about students' and teachers' safety.
The school has four teachers, while two others are working elsewhere on deputation.
Villagers want officials to provide toilets and fix or replace the unsafe classrooms.
Lathi Upper Primary School in Kukudakhandi block has 230 students and no usable toilet.
The old toilet is reportedly dilapidated and has snakes and frogs; students, including girls, use the open surroundings.
Cracks in classroom walls and roofs, along with monsoon leaks, have raised safety concerns.
Four teachers serve the students, while two others are on deputation; government duties also affect regular teaching.
Villagers say they have raised the problems with local and education officials and are urging urgent repairs and toilets.
- Who
- 230 students and teachers at Lathi Upper Primary School.
- What
- Students lack a usable toilet, and the school’s classrooms are reportedly unsafe.
- When
- The problems are ongoing; the school was established in 1946 and received full government status in 1993.
- Where
- Lathi Upper Primary School, Kukudakhandi block, Ganjam district.
- Why
- The old toilet is dilapidated, while classroom walls and roofs are cracked and leak during the monsoon.
- School
- Lathi Upper Primary School
- Enrollment
- 230 students
- Classes
- Classes VI to VIII
- Teachers
- Four teachers at the school; two others are on deputation elsewhere
- Established
- 1946
- Full government status
- 1993
- Reported building issues
- Cracked walls and roofs; rainwater reportedly leaks into classrooms during monsoon