The Konyak Students’ Union has urged the Nagaland government to provide immediate educational relief to students affected by landslides and floods in Mon district.
DIMAPUR — The Konyak Students’ Union (KSU) has urged the state government to provide immediate emergency relief assistance to students affected by the recent landslide and floods in Mon district.
In a representation to the Chief Minister through the Mon district administration, the KSU on Monday said thousands of students were facing severe educational hardship in the aftermath of the disaster.
“While we sincerely acknowledge the government’s swift relief to affected households, the educational needs of students have not yet been addressed”, the KSU stated.
According to the union, more than 664 students are currently without textbooks, notebooks, school uniforms and other essential educational materials, making it difficult for them to attend and continue their studies normally.
The KSU said a large number of students lost their educational materials during the recent landslide and floods. With schools having resumed classes after the summer break, the situation has become increasingly critical, it said.
The union further stated that 319 students have been left without functional school facilities after the schools they attended were severely affected by landslides.
In total, four private schools and two government schools have suffered serious damage, disrupting the education of a significant number of students in the district.
“Education, it stated is a fundamental necessity, particularly during times of disaster” and the union maintained that affected students should not be deprived of their right to education due to circumstances beyond their control.
The KSU said the loss of books, uniforms and school infrastructure had placed an additional financial burden on families already struggling to recover from the disaster.
The union appealed to the chief minister to sanction and release emergency relief funds specifically for affected students so that essential textbooks, notebooks, school uniforms and other educational requirements could be provided at the earliest.
“We further request your kind intervention for appropriate temporary arrangements and necessary assistance for the 319 students whose schools have been rendered non-functional”, it conveyed.
The KSU also requested that the matter be treated “as an urgent educational relief measure and that necessary instruction be issued to the concerned departments and authorities for immediate action”.