EIGHT-YEAR OLD PIHU TIWARI RUNS A MARATHON EVERY MORNING WITH NEARLY TWELVE KILOS ON HER BACK. AT LEAST THAT’S WHAT HER WALK FROM THE SCHOOL GATE TO HER SECOND FLOOR CLASSROOM FEELS LIKE. SHE DOES NOT JUST GET TIRED BUT OFTEN PANTS HER WAY UP THE STAIR CASE. SHE IS THIN AND WEIGHTS TWENTY-NINE KILOGRAMS. AND EVERYDAY, SHE HAS TO CARRY A BAG WHICH IS ALMOST HALF HER WEIGHT. PIHU MAY BE SPARED, AS HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (HRD) MINISTRY RECENTLY PROPOSED TO COME UP WITH A SYSTEM IN WHICH CHAPTERS OF A BOOK CAN BE SEGREGATED FOR EVERY TEAM MAKING THE BAGS LIGHTER. SCHOOLS ARE TRYING TOO. IN ALL BRANCHES OF BALBHARTI PUBLIC SCHOOL, THE WEIGHT OF BAGS IS REGULARLY MONITORED. THE TEACHERS WEIGH THE BAG REGULARLY AND A REPORT IS SUBMITTED TO THE PRINCIPAL. AFTER GOING THROUGH THEIR REPORTS, SENSITIZATION PROGRAMMES ARE HELD FOR PARENTS AND THEY ARE EXPLAINED ON WHAT BOOKS ARE TO BE BROUGHT ON A PARTICULAR DAY. ALSO A ROASTER HAS BEEN DEVISED TO MAKE SURE HOMEWORK FOR ALL SUBJECTS IS NOT GIVEN ON THE SAME DAY. ALSO CHILDREN ARE ALLOWED TO LEAVE THEIR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS, SPORTS ITEMS, DRAWING FILES ETC. IN THE SCHOOL. ACKNOWLEDGING THAT A MAJORITY OF CHILDREN AGED BELOW TEN SUFFER FROM ORTHOPAEDIC PROBLEMS BECAUSE OF HEAVY BAGS. MAHARASHTRA RECENTLY FIXED THE RESPONSIBILITY OF REDUCING BAG WEIGHT WITH THE SCHOOL PRINCIPAL. ALSO, THE MAXIMUM WEIGHT TO BE CARRIED BY STUDENTS OF CLASSES ONE TO EIGHT HAS BEEN FIXED BETWEEN 1.8 KG AND 3.4 KG. G.D. GOENKA’S SCHOOL HAS DEVISED A STRATEGY TO REDUCE THE WEIGHT OF SCHOOL BAG. IN THIS SCHOOL HOMEWORK IS SENT AND SUBMITTED ONLINE. IN SPRINGDALES SCHOOL, THE STUDENTS ARE DIVIDED INTO GROUPS WITH EACH USING ONE TEXTBOOK. SOME PARENTS COMPLAIN THAT SCHOOLS OFTEN FAIL TO PROVIDE INDIVIDUAL LOCKERS AND FORCE CHILDREN TO CARRY BOOKS EVERYDAY. ALSO, SCHOOL’S FASCINATION WITH FANCY BOOKS SUPPLIED BY PRIVATE PUBLISHERS ALSO ADD TO BAG WEIGHT. MOREOVER, STUDENTS OFTEN CARRY FANCY BAGS AND STEEL BOTTLES WHICH ADD UPTO A KILO TO THEIR LOAD. ON THE BASIS OF YOUR READING OF THE ABOVE PASSAGE, MAKES NOTES ON IT, USING HEADINGS AND SUB-HEADINGS. USE RECOGNIZABLE ABBREVIATIONS AND A FORMAT YOU CONSIDER SUITABLE.