Students, NGO join hands to revive anganwadis
Of the 30 anganwadis in the panchayat, 17 were completely marooned while three were damaged while using them as relief camps.
Kochi: A group of young volunteers including students of MES Asmabi College Kodunga-lloor and Western Ghats Hornbill Foundation have come forward to revive the 30 flood hit anganwadis in Puthanvelikara panchayat. Students of departments of Botany, Aquaculture, Psychology, Mass communication, Mathematics and BCA are engaged in collecting and packing materials for the 512 anganwadi students in the panchayat.
“The volunteers have collected all the necessary materials required for students including two pairs of dress, books, pencil, chart papers, toys, utensils, food grains and mats. We are providing everything required for an anganwadi, except chairs and tables,” said M.P Shajan, former panchayat member and one of the volunteers.
Of the 30 anganwadis in the panchayat, 17 were completely marooned while three were damaged while using them as relief camps. “Though a couple of them have not affected by the floods, we have not excluded them from the beneficiary list,” he added.
Each student will be provided with a pack containing dress and other materials while the utensils, food grains and mats will be handed over to the institution. Puthanvelikara has the highest number of marooned anganwadis in the district.
During a function to be held on Wednesday, the materials will be distributed. Actor Poornima Indrajith, V.D Satheesan MLA, K.H Amitha Bachan, founder of Hornbill Foundation, panchayat president P.V Laju and officials of government departments will attend the function.