Lucknow University gets library for the visually impaired students

In a latest endeavour to further facilitate its visually challenged students, the Lucknow University is getting a library built for them. Named Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Library, it is being constructed by the Lucknow University Nirman Department. Besides, the visually impaired students have also been allotted 15 rooms at the Narendra Dev Hostel.

‘‘The university authorities have always kept on priority the welfare of the visually challenged students. With facilities like free education, free stay and free education for them, we hope the strength of such students would also rise in the university,” said Proctor (Lucknow University) VD Mishra. He added that as the Narendra Dev canteen was not running, the LU authorities have arranged for a tiffin system for these students. The success of their attempts can be gauged from the fact that the strength of the visually impaired students has gone up from 22 to 30 this year.

The Proctor said, ‘‘We are providing special facilities to them at the Tagore Library also. The library is equipped with a conversation machine and brail transcript. But, the Dr Ram Manohar Lohia Library would be a seperate library for them.’’

SP Shukla, the Nirman Nigam junior engineer, who is also looking after the library project, informed that Rs 2 lakh has been sanctioned for the library, that would have a seating capacity of 50. Shukla also added that since the library was situated in front of the Narendra Dev Hostel, these students would find it easy to reach.