India, June 19 -- Over 115 Marathi-medium primary students at the Kawale Math BMC school in Walkeshwar are currently making do with a single teacher, a situation that has raised serious concerns among parents and local residents. While five teachers have been officially assigned to the Marathi section, there have been only two for a couple of months, one of whom was put on census- and election-related work, leaving the other one to shoulder the entire burden.

Currently, there are 97 students in Classes 2 to 8, while 18 new students have taken admission to Class 1 this year. With the BMC's ongoing Mission Admission campaign, the number of students is expected to increase further.

The issue was highlighted by local resident Sanjay Shirke,...