National Human Rights Commission
NHRC, India takes suo motu cognizance of the reported injuries to three students after a portion of the ceiling plaster of a classroom collapsed on them in a dilapidated government school in Udaipur district, Rajasthan
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The National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) has taken suo motu cognizance of a media report regarding injuries sustained by three students aged 7 to 8 years after a classroom ceiling plaster collapsed in a dilapidated government primary school in Udaipur district, Rajasthan. The Commission observed that the incident raises serious issues of human rights violations and issued a notice to the Udaipur District Magistrate demanding a detailed report and the health status of the injured students within two weeks. The media report also noted that the school building was last repaired in 2020, and authorities have since ordered the school's closure and arranged alternate classes.