by Chitra S Jain (Gen. Secretary, NFC RWA Ashoka Park)
The Police station in New Friends Colony has a new addition… a Public library! A colourful little building with books and little kids painted on its walls, this Public library was inaugurated on the 2nd of September, an initiative taken by Suman Kumar, the SHO of our Police station. This library will be supported by ‘SHIKAR’ an NGO running similar libraries in Jamia Nagar, R.K.Puram and Okhla Vihar. These libraries are open from 9:00 am to 9:00 pm and have study tables as well as computers to help students of all age groups including those preparing for competitive entrance examinations.
Currently operating out of two rooms in our colony police station, hopefully this facility would expand in the future. Several residents and the RWAs of all the surrounding colonies assured support to the SHO, Shri. Suman Kumar in this wonderful and inspiring initiative. ‘We welcome donation of books, but more importantly need the help of residents who can devote a few hours of their time to mentor and guide the students’, said the SHO.
Another equally inspiring initiative by our SHO, Suman Kumar, was to encourage students from slum pockets adjoining the nalah to aspire to be better students and achieve their dreams. With the help of the beat officer of that area, he identified 10 academically bright students who needed the support of digital equipment to improve their performance and gifted them with a Tablet each. The delight and pride with which these children received their Tablets was very touching.
More power to our SHO and his team!
