Archive · 7 Oct 2026
Udaipur School Roof Plaster Injures Three Children
Plaster fell from the ceiling of a government school in Udaipur district and hurt three children.
The children were 7, 7 and 8 years old.
They went home, and their families took them to a hospital for treatment.
The classroom ceiling had broken plaster and pieces of rusted iron rods on the floor.
An education officer visited the school and ordered the building closed.
Officials are looking for another safe, shaded place for classes.
Villagers said the school had been in poor condition for several years.
They also said repairs had not properly fixed the building.
Three children, ages 7, 7 and 8, were injured when roof plaster fell at a government primary school in Udaipur district on Tuesday.
The incident occurred at Government Primary School, Narda, in Vaniya Talai, within Bhinder panchayat samiti.
The children reportedly walked home after the incident; their families then took them to Government District Hospital in Bhinder for treatment.
Officials said the school has 37 students and two teachers; an education officer ordered the dilapidated building closed.
Villagers said the building had been in poor condition for years and alleged that it was painted rather than structurally repaired.
- Who
- Three children, identified as Kajal, Krishna and Lalit, were injured.
- What
- Roof plaster fell on the children, and an education officer ordered the school building closed.
- When
- Tuesday; the article does not specify the date.
- Where
- Government Primary School, Narda, at Vaniya Talai in the Bhinder panchayat samiti area of Udaipur district, Rajasthan.
- Why
- The article reports that plaster fell from the roof; the cause of the collapse was not established.
- Injured
- Three children: Kajal (7), Krishna (7) and Lalit (8)
- School
- Government Primary School, Narda
- Location
- Vaniya Talai, Bhinder panchayat samiti, Udaipur district, Rajasthan
- Enrollment
- 37 students
- Teachers
- Two: one permanent and one contractual
- Official response
- Additional Block Education Officer Ramesh Chandra Khatik ordered the dilapidated building closed.
- Earlier roof work
- Villagers said the roof was repaired and plastered in 2020.
- Next steps
- Officials are exploring safe, shaded alternative premises for the school.