Chandigarh, 14th April, 2018: Hon’ble Governor of Punjab and Administrator U.T
Chandigarh Sh. VP Singh Badnore, today flagged of the School of Wheels on
the occasion of Ambedkar Jayanti in the presence of Sh. Ajoy Kumar Sinha, IAS,
Finance Secretary, Sh. Ajit Balaji Joshi, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Sh. Rajiv
Gupta, PCS, Additional Deputy Commissioner and other senior officials of
Chandigarh Administration.
Indian red Cross Society, Chandigarh has customized one of its
vehicles into Mobile School for underprivileged children which
will be equipped with books, educational toys and study material. This unit
will work in collaboration with Chandigarh Child Protection Society. The team
of a teacher and a helper will be visiting different sites\ slums and
construction sites where these children are either begging or involved in other
illegal activities.
This mobile school aims to bring education to these Children who
are forced to work or beg while their parents don’t understand the value of
education. This mobile school will reach out to them and will provide them
informal schooling. They will be taught personal hygiene, socially acceptable
behavior, dangers of tobacco and drugs and their responsibility towards the
neighborhood. They will be further motivated to go to regular schools once
interest has been generated. This is an effort Chandigarh Red Cross Society to
help under privilege children of the city. The School will cover Mandi Ground,
Sector 33-34 Light Points, Sai Baba Mandir, Sector 29 near colony number 4,
Dhanas Rehabilitation Colony, Mauli Jagran Near Gaushala Sector 45 and other
locations around the city.
Sites to
be covered
S.no
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Sites
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Day
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1.
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Mauli Jagran
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Monday
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2.
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Near Gaushala Sec 45
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Tuesday
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3.
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Dhanas Rehabilitation colony
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Wednesday
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4.
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Sai Baba Mandir,Sector 29
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Thursday
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5.
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Near Colony No 4
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Friday
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6.
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Mandi ground sector 33-34 light
point
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Saturday
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