Garbage trucks, waste dumped near government school in Bengaluru leave students battling foul smell, rats

A student walks on a footpath with garbage dumped on it near a government school on CIL Road, RT Nagar, Bengaluru, on Thursday. | Photo Credit: ALLEN EGENUSE J. Hundreds of students and teachers at a government school and a pre-university college in JC Nagar, near the Parachute Regiment Training Centre (PRTC), are forced to endure foul smells and unhygienic conditions due to garbage dumped near the school compound and leachate leaking from garbage trucks parked there year-round.A half-kilometre stretch of footpath covered with heaps of garbage bags and used mattresses is not only an eyesore, but also makes it difficult for pedestrians and schoolchildren.The complex houses three government schools — Government Urdu Medium Higher Primary School, Kannada Medium Higher Primary School and High