{
  "id": 864942,
  "title": "Nashik: Cracked Walls, Leaking Roof Push Pardevi Villagers To Indefinite Hunger Strike",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/14/nashik-cracked-walls-leaking-roof-push-pardevi-villagers-to",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-14T11:23:53.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/nashik-cracked-walls-leaking-roof-push-pardevi-villagers-to-indefinite-hunger-strike"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Nashik villagers, parents, and social activists are staging an indefinite hunger strike in protest of the poor condition of the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Pardevi, Igatpuri Taluka. The hunger strike commenced today outside the Igatpuri Tehsildar's office, with students joining the protest to demand a safe school for students.\n\nThe school's crumbling building, large cracks in the walls, leaking roof during monsoon season, unsanitary toilets, and a power outage lasting ten days have raised concerns about student safety and education. Parents and activists allege that the school repairs, electricity supply, and toilet facilities have been pending for months, and no action has been taken to address these issues.\n\nStudents from the school, holding the Tricolour and signs with various slogans, are supporting the hunger strike, demanding \"Give students a safe school.\" The Pardevi Zilla Parishad Primary School is a crucial educational resource for students from low-income families, but the deteriorating school building poses significant risks to students' health and well-being.\n\nThe villagers have presented their demands to the administration, including the immediate repair of the school building, restoration of a steady electricity supply, and provision of proper sanitation facilities. They are committed to continuing the hunger strike until their demands are met, emphasizing the seriousness of the situation and the need for the administration to take prompt action.",
  "summary": "Nashik: Villagers, parents, and social activists have adopted an aggressive stance against the dilapidated condition of the Zilla Parishad Primary School in Pardevi, Igatpuri Taluka. An indefinite hunger strike began today outside the Igatpuri Tehsildar's office. Protesters allege that issues regarding student safety and education have arisen due to the school's crumbling building, large cracks…",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "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."
}