The Chhapra tragedy has at least focused attention on a scheme that public opinion has largely taken for granted. But it would be a great pity if, in examining what went wrong, deficiencies in the program’s implementation were to obscure its accomplishments.
悲痛仍是比哈尔邦一些家长的反应，他们让孩子们从学校回家，以免遭到毒害。家长的担心是可以理解的，但显然矫枉过正了。Chhapra悲剧至少开始让人们关注了一个在很大程度上被公众视为理所当然的制度。但如果在检查错误的过程中，制度实施的低效性阻碍了它的完成，那将令人无比遗憾。