LUCKNOW, July 25 -- Nearly two lakh children studying in 3,890 government primary and upper primary schools across Uttar Pradesh continue to face a potential safety risk as 11,000-volt high-tension power lines pass over their buildings or premises, nearly seven years after a snapped overhead wire left 55 students injured at a government school in Balrampur.

According to the basic education department, 3,890 government primary and upper primary schools across the state continue to have high-tension power lines passing over their buildings. At the start of the current financial year, the number stood at 9,009 schools, of which the power department has so far removed the lines from 5,119 schools.

"At the start of the financial year, there ...