Arunachal Pradesh Students Build Community Library
Youngsters in the remote town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh build a community library for inspiring the locals to read more books.
Youngsters in the remote town of Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh build a community library for inspiring the locals to read more books. The youngsters used a dismantled government building to build the library. They themselves turned into masons and carpenters. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, praised all the students who have come forward for this initiative. The entire work was finished in 40 days under the supervision of the All Tawang District Students' Union (ATDSU). Around 15 universities, college and school students had come forward for their service. The ATDSU said that the district library in the town could not cater to all citizens. Pema Tsering, student leader and also in-charge of the library construction committee, said that books are rare to find here as Tawang is a remote district.
He added that they observed that not many people read books these days, they wanted to inspire others to get back to their reading habit especially the youth. The library cost around ?6.5 lakh. Tsering said that they used the money from the union's fund and even received assistance from their well-wishers. Tsering said that the library will mainly have inspirational books, comics etc for children.They are planning to hand the library over to the state's education department for its better management.
