Thanks to local effort, this Agumbe school has grown from strength to strength

The Government Lower Primary School at Donihaklu near Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk has only two students. (Source: PRAKASH HASSAN)

The Government Higher Primary School at Honnethalu near Agumbe in Thirthahalli taluk, in the last four years, has seen student strength go up fourfold, thanks to the efforts of the School Development and Monitoring Committee and the villagers.

Of 170 households in the village, none send their children to private schools. Now there are 77 students, including 26 in pre-primary classes. Four years ago the strength had come down to as low as 19.