Learning Under Open Sky: No Light In Darkness For Kids Of Bhubaneswar Anganwadi Centre

Bhubaneswar: In the darkness there’s not all the time mild, corroborates this surprising actuality in Smart City Bhubaneswar the place youngsters of an Anganwadi centre are pressured to study beneath the shades of a tree, and at occasions beneath the open skies, not to mention being supplied with different ancillary amenities like kitchen and washroom.
Lack of everlasting infrastructure has pressured the Anganwadi employees to run the childcare centre in an open house to impart training to the tiny tots.
Before the enforcement of the lockdown, the Anganwadi Kendra at Cuttack Road Refugee Colony beneath the jurisdiction of Bhubaneswar Central (Madhya) was reportedly functioning in a rented home. However, when the owner elevated house-rent put up leisure in curbs, the employees needed to shift the bottom to an open house close by.
“We do not have adequate facilities. I have been to ‘office’ quite a few times seeking help to sort out the house rent problem. The government is giving Rs 750 for monthly rent, but that is way below what is required. The house rent is at least Rs 2000 nowadays. As most kids do, these students also run hither and thither, even stray onto the roads, and I am facing a lot of trouble,” stated Janaki Behera, Anganwadi employee.
In the absence of a kitchen, meals for these kids is being ready on the home of the Anganwadi kitchen wench. “Here, food is prepared for family members as well as for the kids. Needless to say, this creates a lot of difficulty for us,” stated Bhubaneswari Dutta, the kitchen maid.
Even as the federal government officers have been apprised of this with a request to provoke works for the development of a everlasting constructing for the Anganwadi centre, no step has been taken as but, sources stated.
The frightened mother and father of those kids not solely have been seen accompanying the children to this roofless-Kendra however are additionally standing guard round them to make sure that their kids are protected.
“We do not have any complaints regarding the quality of education being imparted to them but the surrounding is not study-friendly. Sitting under the open sky to study when the sun is blazing, is never easy. Most of the parents are not willing to send their kids due to this reason. With summer season ahead, everyone is worried now,” expressed Payal Chakraborty, a mom.
Another guardian, Dipali Kumari, stated, “My child doesn’t want to sit in the hot sun. He runs here and there. There are no bathrooms, and the kids are forced to urinate on the road. With so many vehicles plying, it is risky to send them to study.”
The involved officers have been unavailable for feedback.