After years of misuse, the Raen Basera is likely to be used for nurturing poor children and providing education to these children. Ranchi Municipal Corporation (RMC) who is responsible to look after the Raen Basera, is all set to start a school for the nearby underprivileged children in Raen Basera situated within the premises of Pahari Mandir falls under ward number-30.
RMC CEO Manoj Kumar throwing light on the plan mentioned, “We are officially going to inaugurate the school on Wednesday around 9 am. During day time the building will be utilised for educating the nearby children and at night will provide shelter to wayfarers. The cost of running the school will be shared by RMC. “ Meanwhile, he also mentioned that basic amenities such as availability of notebooks for the children, blackboard, desk and benches, clean drinking water facility and hygienic washrooms will also be provided by RMC. “If the plan achieves its goal then we can think of practicing the same in other Raen Baseras as well,” said Kumar.
Poonam Devi member of Nari Sena who resides near the Raen Basera has taken the responsibility of educating the needy students of the locality. “I have always shown keen interest in working for the welfare of the society. I feel myself privilege to be a part of this initiative. At present we are starting the school with only six students but are hopeful the number will increase in the near future. I am not charging a penny for this. All the students will be given free education here,” added Poonam.
Responding to the query regarding future plan for the students Poonam mentioned, “After seeking basic education the students will be placed in a government school for their further studies. Right now the plan of shifting the students in government school is on papers only but we are hopeful that soon will be come up with a concrete decision on it.” Councilor of Ward 30 Om Prakash showing his happiness over the execution of the plan said, “It is a very good initiative and we are ready to extend our round the clock help in making the plan successful.”