LUCKNOW, Aug. 6 -- Over 4 lakh students studying in 8,309 government-run primary and upper primary schools across Uttar Pradesh continue to face a serious safety threat due to 11,000-volt high-tension electricity wires passing directly over their campuses.

According to official records, Prayagraj district, which houses the state's education directorate, has 289 such schools, while Gonda has 206.

The issue, flagged in a state-level survey following a major accident in 2019, persists despite earlier directions. On July 15, 2019, 55 students suffered burn injuries when a high-tension wire fell on a government primary school in Utraula tehsil of Balrampur district. The incident led to a statewide identification drive of such vulnerable scho...