Tripura launches school boat service to ferry school students for free

Agartala: The Tripura School Education Department launched a ‘School boat’ service to ferry poor students living on the islands of Dumbur Lake in Gumati district to their school for free.

Poor children residing on the islands of Dumbur Lake often find it difficult to reach school, as they do not have the means to pay for boat ride fare. During monsoon, it becomes near impossible for the students to reach school through water bodies.

Taking into consideration their hardships, the school education department on Saturday flagged off a ‘school boat’ to ferry students from their residence to school free of cost.