Picture of 'online examination centre' in Mizoram goes viral

AIZAWL: At a time when the governments of the country have prescribed 'online exams' amid the rapid surge of the COVID-19 virus across the country, students from some of the more far-flung areas have been forced to climb hills and dales in order to get the desired 'connectivity.'

Amid these circumstances, pictures of an online exam centre put up by the Young Mizo Association's Zodin branch has gone viral. The centre, set up at Tlabung -a stone's throw away from Mizoram's border with Bangladesh - has been set up on an elevated concrete structure. A tarpaulin 'roof' has been erected using tarpaulin for the students' convenience. Desks and benches have been laid out.

To help the students, the YMA has constructed a makeshift shelter where the students can access the internet.

This picture has been shared by the popular Mizoram-based Twitter account 'Mizo Zeitgeist'.

Posting the picture, the person who runs the page wrote: "Hello

This unique structure has been witnessed days after seven undergraduate students of a remote village in south Mizoram's Siaha district bordering Myanmar on Tuesday appeared for their online semester examinations from a hilltop due to poor internet connectivity in their hamlet.

The students, all from Mawhrei village, were compelled to trek 5 km on a jungle track to reach the Tlao-tla hill as there is no motorable road. Compared to Mawhrei, the place has better Net connectivity.

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