Public schools are turning empty in Karnali Province

More than 30 percent of schools are struggling with low enrolment. Poor teaching at the schools is prompting parents to send wards to private schools.

Manakamana Primary School, located in Ambasa in ward 7 of Kalimati Rural Municipality, Salyan, was established in 1996 at the request of the local residents and with permission from the then District Education Office. But now, the school faces a stark reality—there are no students.