‘Road leaves us hurt, uniforms dirty’: Class 1 girl asks Mau DM to fix school route
A seven-year-old student in Mau, India, personally petitioned the District Magistrate to repair the damaged road leading to her school. The official has ordered an inspection and promised repairs to ensure student safety.
Why it matters
It highlights the role of local civic engagement and the responsiveness of administrative officials to public grievances.
VARANASI: A seven-year-old Class I student walked into the district magistrate’s Janata Darbar in Mau on Monday morning with a complaint of her own — the poor condition of the road to her school was making her daily journey difficult, leaving children injured and their uniforms soiled.Samra Naz, a student of a private school in Ward 17 of the Mau municipal area, had reached the district headquarters with her father, dressed in her school uniform.During the daily public hearing, DM Anand Vardhan noticed the little girl and asked why she had come. When he learnt that she had arrived with a complaint, he spoke to her separately and patiently heard her concerns.Samra told the DM that she travelled to school by auto but struggled because of the damaged approach road.
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