{
  "id": 6225761,
  "title": "Chhattisgarh: Over 100 Surguja Eklavya School Girls March Nearly 20 Km To Meet Collector Over Power Cuts, Poor Teaching & Food Issues | Watch",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/08/chhattisgarh-over-100-surguja-eklavya-school-girls-march-nearly-20-km",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-08T03:01:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/education/chhattisgarh-over-100-surguja-eklavya-school-girls-march-nearly-20-km-to-meet-collector-over-power-cuts-poor-teaching-food-issues-watch"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "More than 100 girl students from the Eklavya Residential School in Batauli, Surguja district, Chhattisgarh, walked 20 kilometers to meet the District Collector in Ambikapur on Monday. The students from classes 10th to 12th complained about poor teaching, food quality, and lack of cleanliness in their school, as well as electricity supply issues. Despite repeated requests, their complaints had not been addressed. A bus was arranged for them after the students insisted on meeting the collector, and a team of officials was sent to investigate their grievances.",
  "summary": "Ambikapur: More than 100 girl students of a government-run residential school in Chhattisgarh's Surguja on Monday marched nearly 20 km towards the district headquarters to meet the collector and complain about basic amenities at the facility and teaching issues, officials said. #Chhattisgarh #Ambikapur . Around 100 female students from the Eklavya Residential School in Batauli, Sarguja district,…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}