The Delhi Growth Authority (DDA) will convert extra of its under-utilised neighborhood centres and halls into libraries-cum-reading rooms after the success of 1 such facility on the pupil hub of Previous Rajendra Nagar, officers mentioned Thursday.
Terming the ‘Aarambh Pustakalaya’ at Previous Rajendra Nagar a hit, L-G Home officers mentioned work on building of 4 different such services, together with cafés, is in full swing and are anticipated to be accomplished by Could. “Work on building of those libraries are in superior phases of progress at Adhchini village, Dwarka Sector 16 B, Vikaspuri M Block and Rohini Sector 11,” an official mentioned, including that these centres are developing in areas that witness a heavy pupil inhabitants, making ready for aggressive exams.
“These 24×7 open libraries or studying rooms will probably be outfitted with a number of services like cafeterias, lockers, power-plugs on all seats, air-con in summer season, newspapers and magazines, separate bogs for women and men, in addition to services to take a seat and skim outdoors,” the official mentioned.
The primary such centre at Previous Rajender Nagar was inaugurated by L-G V Ok Saxena on January 5. Officers mentioned the centre has acquired a “large response” from college students and aggressive examination aspirants dwelling within the Karol Bagh-Rajender Nagar-Patel Nagar hub.
“The L-G had requested the DDA to offer library and studying room services to college students within the wake of the tragic lack of three younger lives because of drowning within the basement of a studying room at a personal teaching centre in Rajender Nagar final July,” the official mentioned.
“The L-G, who had visited the positioning after the tragedy, met the protesting college students there and warranted them that he’ll do all the pieces attainable to deal with the problem of exploitative studying room services and costs being confronted by them.”
The L-G had convened a gathering with DDA officers later and requested them to determine neighborhood centres at or near college students’ hubs that may very well be transformed into libraries or studying rooms to be used by college students.
