Tragic School Incident: Six-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wall Collapse

A six-year-old girl named Durga Kamar died after a school gate collapsed on her in Dhamtari district, Chhattisgarh. The incident took place in a government primary school in Nagri town. The girl, belonging to the Kamar tribe, was playing when the accident occurred. Efforts had previously been made to demolish the precarious wall.

Tragic School Incident: Six-Year-Old Girl Dies in Wall Collapse
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A six-year-old girl named Durga Kamar tragically lost her life when an iron gate and a portion of a boundary wall collapsed on her at a school in Chhattisgarh's Dhamtari district on Friday.

The incident happened around 1.30 pm at a government primary school in the Churiyar Para area of Nagri town, according to tehsildar Ketan Bhoyar. Durga, a Class 1 student, was playing after the mid-day meal when the gate she was hanging from collapsed, causing bricks to fall on her head and chest.

Despite being rushed to a hospital, doctors declared her dead. Durga belonged to the particularly vulnerable Kamar tribe and had only been admitted to the school a month prior. An education department official mentioned that prior requests had been made to higher authorities to demolish the unreliable boundary wall, and a technical report will be sought regarding the incident.

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