GAIGHAT, Jan 10: With the onset of the cold wave, the number of students attending schools has dropped significantly in Udaypur district.
The students, especially at the basic level, are not turning up to schools regularly after the temperature dropped in recent days.
Both the community and private schools from Triyuga, Chaudandi and Katari municipalities are witnessing a smaller number of students in the class, according to Dewan Rai, a teacher at Jogidaha Janata Secondary School, Triyuga-1.
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Similarly, a teacher at the Peace Zone School of Triyuga-11, Bhupendra Thapa, informed that only 25 percent of the schoolchildren up to Grade 4 were present in the class for some days. The cold wave has affected people’s movement for four days in the district.
Babu Narayan Chaudhari, a teacher at Janata Secondary School of Handiya, Chaudandigadhi-9, shared a similar plight that biting cold was affecting the school attendance.
Even the guardians do not want their children to brave the cold at school. The cold wave and fog have adversely impacted public life.
Those suffering from colds are also the elderly and sick people.
