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Mehr news agency, community group; Two earthquakes in the region on the 12th and 17th of October last year Indica It happened in Khuzestan province, although there were no casualties. It affected the lives of more than 10 thousand people. Injuries that are still ongoing; Wounds that have not yet fully healed.

This tragic incident is important because the region Indica Before the earthquake, it was one of the most deprived parts of the country, and although the earthquake revealed this deprivation to everyone; However, due to the lack of proper communication routes, the lack of medical centers and the dispersion of the villages in the region, relief was very slow.

After the initial relief efforts, what is most important for the residents of the villages Indica And the nomads of this area were important; The help was for building shelters, re-establishing transportation routes and rebuilding schools and medical centers.

One of the characteristics of the buildings built in the region by the villagers was their stone and dry china; Villagers and nomads stack pieces of stones from nearby mountains to build stables, schools, and even shelters. mortar they picked The same thing caused the earthquake Indica Despite being weak and causing no casualties, it caused a lot of damage to the residential structures of villagers and nomads.

Why build schools in Indica It is important

Indica It is a mountainous region in the north of Khuzestan province; A collection of dozens of villages that are scattered on the slopes of the towering mountains of Zagros, far from each other, and the villagers live with the least facilities; An important part of the population Indica particle for direct object nomadic They are not sedentary and constantly move from one side of the region to the other.

Geographic feature Indica And the living environment of the people of this land has caused this region to face deprivations before the earthquake; Deprivations in the field of education cause many generations of the people of this region to be left behind and they are deprived of literacy and post-secondary education.

Earthquake Indica In a way, it caused the shortcomings of this region to be seen more and to take measures, however short and small, to compensate for the backwardness of this region.

In such a situation, any effort for the people Indica and its children primarily with the aim of compensating for some of the deficiencies in this region; Earthquake Indica In a way, it caused the deficiencies of this region to be seen more and to take some short and small measures to compensate for the backwardness of this region.

One of these measures is the construction of several new schools that are suitable for the specific environment of the region Indica which has been done by the efforts of the development organization, equipping and modernizing the country’s schools and its provincial managers. Although these actions are valuable and carried out with jihadist zeal, the extent of deprivation in the region and the level of destruction of schools show the need for more actions.

Alireza Varna Nasri Head of the city education department Indica Regarding the restrictions in the city Indica And the effect of the earthquake on the intensification of these deprivations, he said: in the city Indica We have 183 schools, of which there are 14 stone schools, which are actually worn out and cannot be used. Some of these schools were destroyed before the earthquake and replacement schools were built; However, with the occurrence of the earthquake on 12 Mehr 1400, we immediately made visits and realized that 72 of our schools were seriously damaged due to the earthquake.

Head of the city education department Indica He added: Out of 72 damaged schools, 53 schools had serious repairs. Ten schools have been destroyed and are being built, two of which are inside the city Indica And the rest is in villages and for rural and nomadic students.

Three thousand knowledge the learner in an earthquake Indica were injured

Varna Nasri By stating that some of the schools that were damaged by the earthquake were among our most populated schools; He said: We can almost say more than three thousand knowledge the learner Under the influence of last year’s earthquake, they faced problems to continue their education, and many of these schools were quickly repaired due to the efforts of the renovation organization.

To see the renovated schools, a group of journalists along with the provincial managers of the School Renovation, Development and Equipping Organization went to the heights of the Zagros Mountains. The hot weather of August in the soaring heights of Zagros had become more moderate; The destination of the trip is Chalo district of the city Indica Was; An area containing a large number of villages that were scattered and far from each other on the slopes of the Zagros mountain range.

Ali Ghorbani, Director General of School Renovation in Khuzestan province, visiting the schools under construction in the nomadic areas of Chalo district of the city Indica He mentioned the problems of building schools in mountainous and high areas and said: building a two-class school in remote and mountainous areas may even cost as much as building a 12-class school in the city.

Construction of schools in the regions difficult crossing It is attractive to donors

Ghorbani stated that we are obliged to build primary schools for all small villages, even those with only 10 households; He said: This issue makes our work very difficult; In order to build a one-class school in the mountainous areas; We pay a lot of money to bring materials and manpower to the construction site; There is no piped water and electricity, and all this is the cost of building schools in the regions difficult crossing raises Statistically speaking, we only build a one-class school in the village and mountains, but the cost and difficulties of building it are more than a 12-class school in the city.

He said that the construction of schools in the regions difficult crossing It is attractive to donors; He said: “Fortunately, with the cooperation of officials, contractors, and school benefactors, the construction of schools is being pursued.”

The Director General of Schools Renovation of Khuzestan province pointed out: the majority of the nomadic population living in these areas are not sedentary; They stay in these areas in the cold seasons when schools are active, and move to the holiday areas in the hot seasons.

Playing with the lives of Andikai students in three schools belonging to the Ministry of Energy

On its way and in the high passes of the Zagros mountain range and among the mountains of the Pelo district of the city Indica Together with the officials of the renovation organization, we visited the latest construction process of three rural and nomadic schools; There are two schools already in this area and in the city Indica was made

After the schools of Chalo district, we moved towards the Shahid Abbaspur dam area; There are two schools and a conservatory within the Shahid Abbaspur Dam and it is owned by the Ministry of Energy. This has caused these schools to be in need of coordination between the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Energy, despite their dilapidation and the need to rebuild them. An issue that has not yet been realized and it is not clear what future this inconsistency will create for the children and teenagers of this less privileged region.

Some of the schools have been completely destroyed and there is no point Earthquake is not immune; The cracks in the walls and the collapse of some places, along with the excessive wear and tear of the schools, proved that these schools are capable of educating a large number of students. students are not in these areas; Since the students of this area have no other alternative schools; We may see the use of these schools again next year; An issue that increases the risk of school roofs collapsing.

In the next report, we will discuss the situation of these three schools and the reaction of the relevant officials.