Saturday, 19th December, 2015
was another red-letter day in the history of Rotary Club of Bombay West when
President Shirish Rege inaugurated two rural-based projects, one a Talasari and
another at Kosbad in Dist.Palghar, Maharashtra.
As a part of on-going support to improving
infrastructural facilities at Ashram Shalas run by Gokhale Education Society in
rural Maharashtra, mainly for the benefit of tribal population, our Club had
taken up the following projects in the current Rotary Year:
1.
At Talasari Ashram Shala: Construction and renovation of a total of 19 toilets- 08 for girls
and 11 for boys and bathing areas for boys facilitating simultaneous bath for
21 boys, including provision of two water tanks of 5,000 litre capacity each
and septic tanks at a total cost of Rs.10.00 lacs approx.
2.
At Kosbad Ashram Shala: Renovation of one block of classrooms-cum-hostel consisting of 4
rooms and two balconies at the back and the front at a total cost of Rs. 5.20 lacs
approx..
Both these projects were completed
simultaneously within the scheduled time of three months under the able
guidance of Rtn.Dr.Anand Gupta and his team of contractors and supervisors with
support from the school authorities. 25% of the cost of the project was
contributed by Gokhale Education Society whereas the balance 75% was
contributed by our members and Rotary Service Public Charitable Trust.
The inauguration function at the Talasari
Ashram Shala was graced by Dr.M.S.Gosavi, Secretary of Gokhale Education Trust
and by Adv.Chintaman Wanaga, sitting Member of Parliament and an alumnus of the
Shala. They addressed the students and
teachers with some very inspiring messages to motivate them to achieve great
heights in their respective lives. President Shirish Rege, while speaking at
the event, stressed on need to excel in whatever one does. He also urged the school management, teachers
and students to ensure the infrastructure and facilities provided by our Club
are well-maintained as this will encourage us to look at more opportunities of
further improving the learning environment at the Ashram Shalas which will
benefit future generations of students.
The inauguration function which was graced
by Dr.M.S.Gosavi at Kosbad Ashram Shala was marked by one of the teachers of
the school recalling in detail the Jeevan Ki Pathshala – a value education
and yoga workshop conducted by Rtn.Laxminarayan Baijal and his spouse R/Ann
Kiran Baijal and the students singing in chorus a songs penned by Rtn.Baijal.
A Career Guidance Exhibition was
also organized by our Club at Kosbad Ashram Shala which was also inaugurated by
President Shirish Rege. This is
first-time ever that our Club has taken such an initiative in a rural
area. Hundreds of students from other
nearby schools would also be visiting the Exhibition and an Education
Counsellor stationed there would answer queries from teachers and students.
