AC reading rooms to be set up for cops’ kids

In a bid to help children of policemen living in cramped quarters,which acts as a deterrent to their studies,the Mumbai Police is setting up spacious and air-conditioned ‘reading rooms’ at all police colonies in the city. A survey of all colonies has been carried out for the purpose,and pre-fabricated structures will be put up in all police lines in a month’s time,sources said.

“The idea is to reach out to the lower rungs of police force,and do something to improve their living conditions. Their families live in cramped quarters,and this often hampers the studies of their children. Many of these children do not have a proper place to study without being disturbed. To improve things,we are setting up large reading rooms for them in each police line,” a Mumbai Police officer said on the condition of anonymity.

“These reading rooms will be open 24 hours,and will be air-conditioned. Proper chairs and desks will be provided. In some colonies,the reading rooms will be able to accommodate 30 to 40 children,while in others larger reading rooms that can accommodate around 80 children are required,” the officer said.

In addition to this,the police have also drawn up plans to construct playgrounds at some of the police colonies where space is available. “We have also earmarked around 10 or 11 police lines where we will be setting up a playground with slides,swings. This will provide the children of the policemen living there the luxury of an open space to play in,” the officer added.