A government primary school building in Kathalia upazila of the Jhalakathi district is on the verge of disappearing into the Kachua river with erosion intensifying.
The small river, a branch of the Bishkhali river, may engulf the building of Kachua Board Government Primary School at any moment, says a UNB report.
More than 300 students of the school have been attending classes amid risk for long. Classrooms of the school go under 1.5 feet water even during small tide.
Erosion by the Kachua has already advanced near the main building of the school.
It is apprehended that the school building may be washed away by the river water.
To the teachers and students, it is a big hurdle reaching the school as the road in front of it lies badly damaged.
The school’s headmistress Jannatul Ferodousi Tania said the Local Government Engineering Department authorities had instructed them to close down the school six months ago.
Since the school authorities could not manage any building to shift the school, classes continue in the building considering the future of the students, she added. The school authorities have demanded that the government quickly relocate the school somewhere else.
