Date:20/07/2004 URL: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2004/07/20/stories/2004072002271900.htm

Back Weighed down

K.K. Mustafah

School bags loaded on an autorickshaw carrying children to a school in Kochi. Children in the kindergarten level can now relax, with several school managements agreeing to reduce the weight of their bags. The Cochin chapter of the Indian Academy of Paediatricians has recommended a new design for school bags that weigh only 200 grams.