50 Students, Just 28 Beds! MP's Nepanagar Tribal Hostel Exposes Shocking Living Conditions
Nepanagar (Madhya Pradesh): The Junior Boys' Hostel in Siwal village, run by the Tribal Affairs Department, has come under scrutiny for housing 50 students, aged 10 to 12, with only 28 beds. Questions have been raised over how the children manage to sleep, said parents. Of the hostel's 21 rooms, 14 have two beds each. The other seven are vacant but unfit for use: some are filled with scrap…
In the Siwal village of Nepanagar, Madhya Pradesh, a tribal hostel housing 50 children aged 10 to 12 has sparked outrage over its abysmal living conditions. Only 28 beds are available for the students, with 14 rooms accommodating two beds each and the remaining seven rooms either vacant but in poor condition or filled with debris and beehives.
The hostel's warden resides in Burhanpur, 40 kilometers away, while a security guard and two part-time employees manage the students' meals, raising concerns about daily oversight and emergency response. The poor approach road during monsoon season adds to the difficulties of reaching the hostel for students, parents, and officials.
Villagers have demanded an inspection to confirm the bed count, room condition, warden attendance, staff duties, sanitation, and road access. They also request that vacant rooms be fixed, beehives be safely removed, and the accumulation of scrap and garbage be cleared. The Indore Dental Association is unrelated to this story.
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