This edition of Get Real India reports on the challenging journey of students in Andhra Pradesh's Solubongu area to access education. Children from 16 families in Solubongu village cross the Raiwada canal by boat and trek 4 kilometers through dense forests daily to attend school in Tamarabba village.
00:00Let's turn to tonight's Get Real India story. Education doesn't come easy for many students in Andhra Pradesh's Solubungi area.
00:08Each day brings risk as students undertake a rough journey crossing the Raiwada Canal in a boat and then navigating dense forest terrain just to attend class.
00:19Here's a report with more details. Get Real India.
00:30Where roads disappear on a whim and rivers dictate your daily routine, the path to education is nothing short of test for survival.
01:00This is Solubungu, a village in Andhra Pradesh where going to school is a distant dream.
01:09And the fight to learn begins with a boat ride, continues with a trek and is completed with unshakable grit.
01:16Every day these children risk their lives crossing the Raiwada Canal and trekking nearly 4 kilometers through dense forests and steep hills just to attend class in the neighboring Tamarabba village.
01:3946 members are in the same place.
01:45That's why 12 members are in the same place.
01:498 kilometers are in the same place.
01:52They are actually in the same place where they are in the same place.
01:54They are not in school.
01:56They are in the same place where they are in school.
01:58So the road is custom to build a road facility.
02:02It is not just the case for the 16 families of Solubongu.
02:10The same cry echoes from the five nearby hamlets, all demanding a school or even a basic training centre in their own village.
02:32A sanctioned road project under NREGS is stuck in red tape.
02:54And while basic amenities like electricity have reached this village, education is still a pipe dream.
03:02In a state aiming for digital classrooms, these tribal children are still waiting for a classroom of their own.
03:32Is this going to be a distant reality or something that the children and the parents likewise can expect in the near future?
03:42All that they are asking for is simple demands, a proper road for transportation and education for their children.
03:50Not too much of an ask.
03:52With video journalist Prasad, Apoor Vajar Chandran, India Today.
