It has been two months since the cyclone Mocha hit Rakhine State (on 14 May) and many schools in rural areasof the State are yet be repaired.

U Maung San Win, a village elder informed that the roofof one school building in Kanangtaungvillage under Ponna Kyunt township was repaired, but the remaining one is yet torepaired.

"There are two schools in our village. Roof of one school was repaired. But the other one wascompletely damaged and repairing is yetto be done. The children are attending classes in the repaired
school," he said.

Currently, the students are dividedinto two batches and classes are organized one batch by another.

 A teacher, who does not want to be named, informed thatthe students are divided intogrades and years. As one school is not yet ready for use, the staff arefacing difficulties.

Many damaged schools in villages like Bura Baung၊  ThinfawGway, Tharet Okh, Ngata Baung,Pale Kai, Minthar Sike,Thonkua, Pring Chaung under KyaukTaw township are not being repaired.

A resident of Bura Baungvillage informed that the school in their village was completely collapsed. “It has not beenrepaired till date.

“Thegovernment promised to do it, but in vain. We are facingproblems in repairingour private houses also. We just can not rely on the government for the job,” he added.

Roofs of several schools in the State are now being covered with tarpaulins after the cyclonedestroyed those. Many students are now attending classes in religious buildings and Dharma hallsin rural areas.

Daw Ma Soe, a responsible parent, said that the authorities should repair the collapsed schools as soon aspossible so that the children attendclasses. Now it becomes inconvenient for them to go to schools.

Out of 3,193 basic schools in Rakhine State, 1,337 school buildings were badly damaged by Mocha on 14 May .

On 1 June, the military council announced that 2,410 schools were already opened in Rakhine State alongwith the schools across Myanmar.

But many schools in the rural areas under the townships of Sittwe, Pohn Gyun,Rathidaung, Ponna Kyunt,Kyauk Taw,  Mrauk U and Pauk Taw areyet to be repaired and opened.

Caption: The school building in Kangtaung village, which has not been repaired evenafter two months of  Mocha