TRICHY: To ensure the safety, security and education of children who were orphaned during this Covid-19 pandemic, IG (Trichy central zone) V Balakrishnan has launched ‘Khaki Kavasangal’ (Guards of Khaki) in the nine districts under the zone.
As per the plan, police personnel who are willing to take responsibility have been assigned to take care of one child each. The police personnel will meet the children in person on Saturdays and inquire about their well-being. 865 such children have been identified in the central zone.
Police officials first sought the interest of personnel who voluntarily came forward to take the responsibility from the districts in the central zone including Trichy, Thanjavur, Permbalur, Ariyalur, Nagapattinam and Mayiladuthurai.
Based on the enumeration, 555 police personnel have expressed their willingness to take up the responsibility. They have been entrusted with the duty of meeting 555 children on Saturdays. The task of taking care of the remaining 310 children have been handed over to the police constables affiliated with the women help desk functioning at the police stations, officials further said.
The designated police personnel will meet the child assigned to them at their residence and talk to them to know their desires and grievances. Police personnel have been asked to pay more attention to their education-related issues, officials stated. If required, the caretakers would give suggestions and try to find solutions for certain problems with the help of police officials. They will continue to take care of the child even after departmental transfers.
