Waste is all that it takes to study in this school in Gaya

Gaya (Bihar), July 15 (ANI): The students of Padampani School in Sevabigha village here collect waste materials on their way to school as their school fee. This step has been taken by the school authorities to create awareness among the children about the importance of protecting nature. Deepak Kumar, Vice Principal of the School, told ANI: "We started this school in 2014 and now we have around 250 students here. We impart free education and provide free uniform, books, mid-day meal to the students. Instead of fees, they are supposed to collect waste materials on their way to school and dispose it off in the dustbin kept outside the school." "We send all the waste materials for recycling. Our main focus is to instill awareness among the children to create a clean and green environment. With the help of students, we are taking care of more than 200 trees on the school premises." Manoj Samdarshi, the founder of Padampani School, said: "We are running this school on donation as most of th