Students of village in Bantwal depend on riverbank for many things


Mounesh Vishwakarma
Daijiworld Media Network - Bantwal (SP)

Bantwal, Jul 6: The children of this village have to go to the riverbank for listening to online classes, download the offline lessons and send the homework executed by them. 

You are wrong if you presume that we are talking about some backward hamlet from an abstract region. This is the plight of the children from the Chendthimar - Manihalla area, which is located within the municipal limits of Bantwal.

The people of the Chendthimar and Manihalla areas in Bantwal taluk have been suffering from network issues. The suffering of the students who depend on online classes is pitiable. 

There are about 250 houses in this area with a population of above a thousand. People have to come out of their homes if they want to use their phones or the internet. In most cases, to use the internet, they have to scale the terrace of their houses or reach the riverbank.

Online classes have begun in the last few days and the number of children reaching the riverbank in search of signals is increasing every day. To download homework sent offline, and to send back the homework that is attended, too can be executed only on the riverbank. The students have to come with their parents. A parent, Shantala, confides that sometimes, attendance of children online creates problems because of network problems. Fourth standard student, Dishanth, says it has become difficult to send finished homework and that his mother has to accompany him to send things from the riverbank. Ramya, a parent, admits that hearing the online classes every day is becoming very hard. On Tuesday, there is no electricity too. Even hearing of Chandana channel lessons is possible only on mobiles if one reaches the riverbank.

For the students, it is very difficult to stand by the roadside or go to the terrace to attend online classes on rainy days. Because of the coronavirus problem, the classes are already truncated. The network problem has complicated matters further. 

An SSLC student, Supriya, says that during the rainy season, it is hard to go in search of a network with an umbrella in hand. Even though the town area is nearby, network has been a huge problem here. The people are looking up to the officials and people's representatives to do something to provide permanent relief to the problem. 

Rajesh Naik, Bantwal MLA, says that a district-level meeting of the MP, deputy commissioner, zilla panchayat chief executive officer and officials of the firms concerned was held on the network problem. At a few places, some hurdles concerning the construction of towers needed have been addressed, he said, duly promising to hold a taluk level meeting soon about the implementation of the decisions and solve the problem once and for all. 

 

 

 

  

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  • Kotresh, Singehalli

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    This is Modi's Digital India. BSNL is in loss due to this government favouring geo.

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  • Fernandes, Mangalore

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    " ................he said, duly promising to hold a taluk level meeting soon about the implementation of the decisions and solve the problem once and for all". Dear Mr. Rajesh Naik, will please explain when your "SOON" will be executed?. Any specific date, month and year? I know real problem BSNL is sinking, no fund to install repeater towers. Airtel have no interest as they are forced to share their towers with so called Central brand "Jio" I hope before next election your soon will come.

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  • NS BHAT, Mangaluru

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    Virtual classes through google meet or similar plateforms where in-time students' presence is required is a problematic for both students and teachers. It is better to use parallel offline plateforms like whatsapp/google classroom so that students can download the taught content according to his convenience.

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  • Ben D'Souza Prabhu, Mangalore, Bombay Bandra now in Canada

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    Yes, it is very true. I have personally witnessed this. A Great Gift they are normally endowed with; besides they are equally enterprising !!!

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  • Rita, Germany

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    Horrible.More who suffer here is our school children.We are not in third world ,but a stage more .Fourth world?ashaming very deep.When we will improve and school children at last have normal classes?Hope whole Bantwal Panchayat or responsible elders get together make a step forwards,,so that your children,or grandchildren at least have a normal schooling availibility ,force Govt,or any heads Mescom to install necessary instruments.Let Modiji say a word.When you can collect so many crores within short time for a Ram Mandir ,take steps to quick work ,then I am sure you can do this for your children too.

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  • Shankar, Mangaluru

    Wed, Jul 07 2021

    Congress ignored the rural areas in 70 years. May be in one another term for BJP, India will become like Germany!!!

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  • Joseph, Qatar

    Tue, Jul 06 2021

    Incredible India

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