DAILEKH, June 27 -- Monsoon brings about an unusual problem for the students of Malika Secondary School in Gurans Rural Municipality, Dailekh. The school's roof leaks during rainfall, which is frequent during this time of the year, and the students use umbrellas inside their classrooms to avoid getting drenched and protect their textbooks.

The teachers, too, come prepared with raincoats. Mohan Dangi, a seventh grader, never forgets to bring his umbrella to the school during monsoon.

"It becomes extremely difficult for us to study if it's raining," he said. The school has been going through this problem for the past two years.

Headmaster Bhakta Bahadur Basnet said the students and teachers were forced to endure the trouble because of th...