India, July 23 -- Building on the success of its first cluster school in Panshet, the Pune zilla parishad on July 15 inaugurated its second model school in Wada village, located in Khed Taluka. The move marks a significant step towards strengthening rural education by improving infrastructure, and reducing student dropout rates.

The Wada cluster school has been established by merging seven smaller schools in and around the village located within a two-kilometre radius. The schools, which earlier struggled with low student strength and inadequate facilities, have now been combined into a single, well-equipped institution catering to 128 students from Class 1 to Class 8, said officials on Tuesday.

The decision was approved during a meetin...