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Scenes from a government primary school in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh.

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May 01, 2024 · 10:47 am
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In UP's Kannauj, a classroom at a government primary school was turned into a swimming pool for students. As per school authorities, this was done to maintain attendance of students who were missing on school due to crop harvest and heat wave. pic.twitter.com/qhYVyGehOl

— Piyush Rai (@Benarasiyaa) April 30, 2024

In UP’s Kannauj, a classroom was turned into swimming pool for students. This was done to increase attendance of the students who were missing school due to heat & crop harvest. pic.twitter.com/kaQzdTHpnJ

— Tanishq Punjabi (@tanishqq9) April 30, 2024
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