BY BEN BILUA
STAFF and students of Visena Community High School in Isabel Province have resorted to manual labour in a desperate attempt to improve road access to their school.
The school community was seen yesterday digging and repairing sections of the road using sticks and filling potholes with gravel, in an effort to allow vehicles to reach the school.
School Chaplain, Terence Modi, said the lack of a proper road connecting the school to Haevo—the main port where school supplies are delivered—has been a long-standing issue.
He said the road network to Visena has been in a very poor state for years without any support from the government.
Modi said all school cargo is usually dropped off at Haevo and transported to the school by boat due to the poor condition of the road.
“Our cargoes are always dropped off at Haevo and currently we use boats to transport materials to the school.
“When the weather is bad, we have no other choice but to carry all the materials from Haevo to the school,” he said.
Modi also raised concerns about the safety and wellbeing of students, particularly in medical emergencies, saying the lack of road access poses serious risks.
“The situation is critical when students fall sick and need urgent medical attention,” he said.
Modi said the school has made several requests to responsible authorities for assistance but no positive response has been received.
He said the school community is in urgent need of a proper road to ensure safe and reliable transportation of supplies and access to essential services.
Visena is one the Community High Schools in Isabel Province that is situated within the Maringe/Kokota constituency.
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