Ludhiana, Oct. 4 -- More than 40 government primary schools in the district have reported damages in the aftermath of the recent floods, with classrooms, mid-day meal kitchens, libraries, books, furniture and other basic infrastructure badly affected. The schools submitted their reports as part of the post-disaster needs assessment ordered by the elementary education department. The district has 993 primary schools.

Each school was asked to document the extent of damage. The format required information such as the number of classrooms, enrollment of children, presence of a playground, damage to roofs and walls, fallen trees on buildings, condition of toilets, availability of drinking water, status of water tanks and filtration systems an...