J-K: Class 6 girl student writes to PM Modi, urges him to build better roads to school
PTC News Desk: A 'Divyang' (disabled) girl from Udhampur district has approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi with a request.
The girl, who only goes by her first name Kajal, has written to Prime Minister Modi, pleading with him to improve the roads leading to her school in the Jammu and Kashmir district of Udhampur.
She stated in her letter that she is in the sixth grade at the Government Middle School in Meldi, which is under the administrative jurisdiction of the Fangyal panchayat of the Udhampur district.
In her letter to PM Modi, Kajal shared her daily ordeal and that of her classmates, saying that the only approach road to the institution was in such bad shape that she fell down several times while commuting on it.
"I fell down many times on this road on my way to school. Such is the prevailing state of the road that it has become nothing short of a risk for me and my friends commuting on it. I urge you (PM Modi) to build us better roads leading to the school," little Kajal said.
Kajal's moving letter to the country's most powerful leader brought attention to the plight of students at this government school.
The school has a total of 101 students, many of whom are differently abled. With the only approach road to the school currently rendered non-motorable, students are forced to walk to school, risking falls and accidents.
Ranjeet Singh Kotwal, the assistant district development commissioner in Udhampur, was moved by Kajal's plight and her desperate plea for better roads to school.
"I thank her for bringing this matter to our notice through her letter (to PM Modi). I will hold immediate discussions with the deputy commissioner and arrange all amenities either through my department or any other. I will take this matter forward with the officials concerned and ensure that her concerns are addressed at the earliest," Kotwal said.
- ANI
