Archive · 11 Aug 2026
Monsoon Halts Classes at 230 Building-Less Schools in Madhya Pradesh
Many children in the Indian state of Madhya Pradesh cannot go to school when it rains a lot.
That is because some of their school buildings are missing or broken.
The government counted 230 schools in the state that have no building at all.
In some places, teachers make temporary classrooms, like in a community hall or a temple.
But even those temporary classrooms stop working when heavy monsoon rain falls.
In one village called Batki, kids walk about two kilometers to another village to find a classroom.
In another school in Brijpur, rainwater gets inside the old building, so it is unsafe and the door has been locked.
One school in Dhamani holds classes in a temple after part of its roof fell down in 2021.
The state government has approved fixing or building many schools, but children are still waiting for safe places to study.
Monsoon rains have halted classes at some Madhya Pradesh government schools that lack usable buildings.
Official data from the School Education Department confirms 230 building-less schools across the state have been approved for construction.
A Free Press Journal investigation found temporary arrangements, like a community hall classroom in Iklani village, also become unusable during heavy rain.
In Dhamani village of Narmadapuram district, classes shifted to a temple after a 2021 roof collapse injured a child, but monsoon has disrupted even that arrangement.
Over the past two years, the state government approved 1,816 dilapidated school buildings, 5,450 schools needing repairs, and 230 building-less schools.
- Who
- Government school students across Madhya Pradesh, including in Batki, Brijpur, and Dhamani villages, along with teachers and local residents.
- What
- Monsoon rains stopped classes at government schools whose buildings are missing or dilapidated, and temporary classroom arrangements also became unusable.
- When
- During the current monsoon season; the Dhamani school roof collapse occurred in 2021.
- Where
- Madhya Pradesh, India — including Seoni Malwa, Panna, and Narmadapuram districts.
- Why
- Many schools lack proper buildings or are too dilapidated to be safe, and temporary arrangements are cut off by heavy rain.
- State
- Madhya Pradesh, India
- Building-less schools approved for construction
- 230
- Dilapidated school buildings approved (past 2 years)
- 1,816
- Schools approved for repairs (past 2 years)
- 5,450
- Distance travelled by Batki students
- About 2 km to Iklani village
- Roof collapse at Dhamani school
- 2021
- Investigation source
- Free Press Journal