Title - GRP sets up control room for abandoned children

LUCKNOW: The Government Railway Police has set up a control room exclusively for rehabilitation of children found abandoned or involved in illegal activities at Charbagh. The control room was inaugurated by Ashwini Srivastava, senior DCM, Lucknow, Northern Railway (NR).

The GRP station in Charbagh is now a 'child-friendly station'. Children are being rehabilitated by joint efforts of Special Task Force of station staff and 'Ehsaas, an NGO working for children. In the last five years, about 1,100 children have been rehabilitated at Charbagh.

To sensitise station staff and GRP personnel, training and awareness programmes on Juvenile Justice Act, child rights and safety are organised. GRP has appointed two of its station personnel as child welfare officers. Children, even if found involved in a crime, are never put behind bars.

The Charbagh station has also taken the step to become a no-polythene zone. Taking a step towards this, vendors at Charbagh station have bee directed to ban the use of polythene completely till October 2. Amitabh Kumar, station manager has been made the nodal officer to implement the 'no-polythene' plan strictly. The vendors flouting the rule might also get their licenses cancelled.