Bhubaneswar: The Odisha government is set to provide new textbooks to students in flood-hit Ganjam and Gajapati districts, who lost their books in Cyclone Arnab.
These two southern districts were among the worst affected by the cyclone and subsequent floods, which caused extensive damage to infrastructure, including school buildings. Education of children got severely disrupted due to the cyclone.
School and Mass Education Minister Nityananda Gond said the government has sought reports from the District Education Officers (DEOs) regarding repair of schools damaged by the cyclone and floods.
Noting that many students had lost their textbooks and other study materials in the disaster, he said the government has decided to provide them with new textbooks to ensure that their studies do not suffer.
The government has spoken to the Secretary of the Board of Secondary Education to make arrangements for the supply of textbooks to the affected students, the Minister said.
The government is also collecting detailed information on damage caused to school infrastructure to facilitate necessary repair work in the affected districts.
