Rayees Shah
Students of 10th class studying in Government Boys High School Gagangeer Sonamarg of central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district on Monday protested against the non-availability of transport facility.
The students blocked Srinagar-Leh highway for over 15 minutes near Gagangeer saying that not a single vehicle was picking them during school timing due to which their education is suffering.
A student told The Kashmiriyat that around a dozen students are late to the school everyday as no vehicle in the area stops to pick them up. “Everyday at 9 AM, wee reach the bus stop, but no public transport vehicle picks us up till 11 AM. Most of us have to return home everyday,” a student said.
They said that the students have been instructed from the school admin to reach the school by nine o ‘clock but due to lack of transport, it gets hard for them to reach school on time.
Later SHO Police Station Gund Arshid Salafi assured students that he will take up the issue with ARTO Ganderbal.