First-Of-Its Kind Public Library Opened At Bhubaneswar Forest Park | OTV News

Bhubaneswar: With an goal to inculcate studying habits amongst college students, kids and encourage neighborhood engagement, the Bhubaneswar Development Authority (BDA) opened a public library on the Forest Park within the Capital City on Sunday.
On the event of World Poetry Day, the first-of-its-kind initiative in Odisha was  inaugurated by R Balakrishnan, chief adviser to Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik in presence of BDA vice-chairman Prem Chandra Chaudhary.
Speaking on the event, Balakrishnan stated, “It is a great step by the BDA to step up and promote park library culture at a time when reading habit is declining among youngsters. This library will definitely attract children, students, book lovers and people visiting the park to spend some time in reading amid a cool and peaceful environment.”
The Forest Park library is a collaboration between BDA and city-based BAKUL basis. The BDA has offered the house and the bodily infrastructure required for establishing the library. Bakul then developed it right into a artistic library house with racks and books and enticing murals.
“The main purpose behind setting up a park library is to give an opportunity to book lovers, and especially underprivileged children in reading different kinds of books, which are quite expensive to buy from the market.,” stated Chaudhary.
He additional stated that the BDA is planning to arrange extra such libraries in different large measurement parks within the metropolis to advertise park library tradition.
According to sources, because the library is situated inside the park, it should open and shut in line with the park’s timings — from 7 am to 10 am and from 4 pm to 7 pm. The library might be opened all through the week besides Monday.
The guide sections embrace a set of Odia and English books and have cabinets with books for youngsters too. It has the gathering of English bestsellers and classics and a bunch of textbooks for the scholars.
(Edited by Suryakant Jena)