A college in South Delhi has provide you with an revolutionary design answer to show the realm across the constructing right into a protected zone. Referred to as ‘250 Metres Of Happiness’, a street stretch simply outdoors the DAV Public College in Vasant Kunj has been redesigned below the pilot undertaking, principally by kids. It goals to create a safer surroundings for kids commuting to and from faculty.
The “protected hall” outdoors the college options table-top crossings, landscaped and shaded ready areas, murals on the partitions, play pockets, a biking observe and a regulated visitors administration system.
“Earlier, we did not really feel protected right here due to the automobiles; a number of instances, they hit some ladies. However after the ‘250 Meter of Happiness’ initiative, we really feel protected right here,” a pupil mentioned.
This marks India’s first government-led faculty security zone below the ‘Protected College Zone Initiative’ launched by the Public Works Division (PWD) in collaboration with the Indian Institute of Know-how Delhi (IIT-D).
“Really, once we began the undertaking, Ruchi Tyagi, CEO of (NGO) HumanQind, got here to our faculty as a mentor from NITI Aayog and requested if she might work together with college students aged 3 to six. She started the interactions at school, and it was then that the kids confirmed their means to suppose and picture via these engagements,” mentioned Priyanka Tyagi, Principal of DAV College.
The undertaking advantages practically 10,000 college students from 4 close by faculties by guaranteeing a safe journey. The design was conceived by college students of DAV Public College, reveals their proactive involvement in making a safer group.
‘Protected College Zone Initiative’ underscores a rising give attention to youngster security, as India faces an alarming fee of street accidents involving faculty kids. HumanQind highlights the gravity of the problem, noting that 45 college students lose their lives every day in street accidents, equating to the lack of a whole classroom every day.