Little And Late: Government Promised Bicycles Reach Kodagu Schoolchildren Just Three Months Before Exams

Six months into the academic year, students in Kodagu schools will finally receive bicycles that can be used to commute. High-school students of class 8 will receive the bicycles in Madikere and Virajpete Talukas once the impending fixation of bicycle parts is done, reports Deccan Herald.

Parents are upset that the cycles have arrived late as only three months remain for the final exams. The government of Karnataka is yet to deliver the bicycles to 104 students from across seven schools in Somwarpete.

However, 1,200 students are yet to receive it in Madikere and 1,260 students in Virajpete. In Virajpete, the bicycle parts are yet to be fixed. Due to the floods in the district, the arrival of bicycles was delayed by many weeks. The distribution was scheduled for August this year.

Parents have been reportedly upset with the Department of Education for being irresponsible with the requirements of students. This is because Kodagu is a hilly area, with the interior villages not having good bus connectivity or any other means of transportation, leaving students to be highly dependent on bicycles.