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School kids face backache threat under heavy weight bags: ASSOCHAM

School kids face backache threat under heavy weight bags: ASSOCHAM

Sep 03, 2016, at 11:29 pm

New Delhi, Sept 3 (IBNS): As many as 68 per cent of school going children, especially between 7-13 years of age, face the risk of backaches and other related problems, courtesy heavy loads of books and sporting kits, they carry in their school bags which weigh between 40-45 per cent of the weight of the kids, according to an ASSOCHAM Healthcare Committee findings ahead of Teacher's Day.