<p>For more than 50 children from Gudoor and Gudasanakoppa villages in the taluk, vacation in the monsoon is not desirable but inevitable.<br /><br /></p>.<p>They are forced to go on a vacation for nearly five months in the monsoon season, as the only road that links their villages to the Marola Government High School gets submerged in the rainwaters.<br /><br />The River Varada has been overflowing following heavy rain in the region, and these children, who attended classes just for a month after the summer vacation, will be able to go to school only in October when water in the river subsides.<br /><br />In the remaining five months of the academic year, teachers will be under pressure to complete their syllabus and compensate for the loss of time due to the seven-month-long holiday for the students.<br /><br />Gudoor, located on the banks of the Varada backwaters, has only one stretch as a link between the school and other villages. <br /><br />As the road is on the banks of the backwaters, the slightest increase in the water level is enough to submerge it and turn the surrounding villages into islands. <br /><br />Headmaster A M Karjagi said the rules of compulsory attendance had been relaxed for these children, considering the situation.<br /><br />Even for the residents of Gudoor, Gudasanakoppa and Halagi, there is only one alternative stretch. But these villages lack public transport to reach the nearest villages located 10 km away. <br /><br />Teacher S N Kambali said that though the problem recurs every monsoon, the residents’ cry for a bridge has gone unheard. <br /><br />“The elected representatives and officials have not heeded our request for a bridge,” said a resident of Gudoor.</p>
<p>For more than 50 children from Gudoor and Gudasanakoppa villages in the taluk, vacation in the monsoon is not desirable but inevitable.<br /><br /></p>.<p>They are forced to go on a vacation for nearly five months in the monsoon season, as the only road that links their villages to the Marola Government High School gets submerged in the rainwaters.<br /><br />The River Varada has been overflowing following heavy rain in the region, and these children, who attended classes just for a month after the summer vacation, will be able to go to school only in October when water in the river subsides.<br /><br />In the remaining five months of the academic year, teachers will be under pressure to complete their syllabus and compensate for the loss of time due to the seven-month-long holiday for the students.<br /><br />Gudoor, located on the banks of the Varada backwaters, has only one stretch as a link between the school and other villages. <br /><br />As the road is on the banks of the backwaters, the slightest increase in the water level is enough to submerge it and turn the surrounding villages into islands. <br /><br />Headmaster A M Karjagi said the rules of compulsory attendance had been relaxed for these children, considering the situation.<br /><br />Even for the residents of Gudoor, Gudasanakoppa and Halagi, there is only one alternative stretch. But these villages lack public transport to reach the nearest villages located 10 km away. <br /><br />Teacher S N Kambali said that though the problem recurs every monsoon, the residents’ cry for a bridge has gone unheard. <br /><br />“The elected representatives and officials have not heeded our request for a bridge,” said a resident of Gudoor.</p>
