Bamboo schools help Bastar students continue studies
A school in Chattisgarh's Tarandul, a Maoist-affected village in Bastar division, has been made from bamboo under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan. Since Maoists "disallowed" using concrete for construction, suspecting security forces to use them as camps, the Abhiyan gave its nod to the concept of bamboo schools in 2013. Sixty-five panchayats in Bastar have decided to build bamboo schools.