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A Old Security Camp Became a Kids' Hostel! 🏠

A place where soldiers used to stay in a village in Chhattisgarh is now a home for school children. 🏡

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Key Points

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The camp was used by security forces for about 15 years.

It now holds about 200 tribal students, ages roughly 11‑18.

Two hostels: one for grades 6‑10 (capacity 100) and one for grades 11‑12 (capacity 50).

The nearby school is only 50 metres away, making it easy to walk.

The project was started by the district collector, Namrata Jain.

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The new hostel helps children from far‑away villages have a safe place to live and study. 📚

More than 200 students, from grades six to twelve, are now living there and going to school nearby.

The change happened because the area became safer, so the government turned the old camp into a school home.

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10 words

tribal

people who belong to a traditional community with its own customs

security camp

a place where soldiers or police lived to keep an area safe

infrastructure

the buildings and facilities that help a community work

Maoist

a group that used fighting to try to change the government

Naxal

another name for the same group of fighters

scheduled tribe

a recognized group of tribal people that the government gives special help to

pre‑matric

students who are in school before the final two years of high school

post‑matric

students who are in the last two years of high school

collector

a government official who runs a district

logistical

related to moving things or people around

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