Govt buildings set to change out look

Govt buildings set to change out look

Mangalore Today News Network

Mangaluru, May 25, 2016: To start with it is reported that the BRC, Block Resource Centre,  at Goodinabali near B C Road in DK, Dakshina Kannada district, a government building housing a computer lab, office, staff room, training hall, mini-training hall and a library.

It is a big surprise to note that right from the entrance to the BRC building, the compound wall has been adorned with warli paintings. On the other side, cement art works (modern art) attract the visitors. Every wall of every room attracts with either a warli painting or a flex or some art work. The outer walls of the BRC too are adorned with the warli paintings.

Interestingly, every painting has a theme to it. The paintings on the compound wall depict the rich culture and heritage of Dakshina Kannada district, a picture of fairs or shandies, car festival, Aati Kalenja, Kangeelu, Karangolu dance, Bhootha Kola, cock-fight, agricultural activities, fishermen’s life, Pooja Kunitha, Pata Kunitha, Dollu Kunitha, tiger dance, rural sports, Kole Basava, Malla Kamba, see-saw, a variety of birds, yakshagana, buffalo race and folk games, among other sorts.

Similarly, the paintings on the building wall depict government schemes such as Akshara Dasoha, Nali Kali, Ksheera Bhagya, Marali Baa Shalege, simple Mathematics, facilities for differently abled and computer literacy schemes.

Also, the walls of the auditorium are filled with paintings narrating Lord Krishna’s childhood pranks.

A BRC coordinator  said that the 15-year-old BRC building was like any other government building until last year. When it was decided to renovate the building,the Manchi Government High School drawing teacher Tharanath Kairangala, who specialises in warli painting, got eight of his team members for the transformation.

The District In-charge Minister B Ramanath Rai, who agreed to provide a concrete road from the entrance to the centre.  Many others – including the Rotarians and NRIs – have donated or contributed to the present building in various ways.  lWithin a few months, there was a drastic transformation in the state of the BRC building – from the drab white wall to the present colourful walls, the change is phenomenal. “Every wall here speaks,” says the centre coordinator.

“Our aim was to inspire and motivate teachers who come for training,” he said, and added that the around 1,000 teachers are trained every year between July and February, with 5 days of training for each batch. In addition, the BRC conducts camps twice a year in schools, wherein spectacles, hearing aid and walking sticks for the visually challenged, among other equipment, are provided, based on the doctors’ recommendations.

The future plans of the BRC include construction of its own building for physiotherapy classes for differently abled children and installing solar power panels on roof top.

So, hopefully Govt establishments will take the clue and shed the image  that government buildings would not have seen paint for years, but be filled with dust-covered files, cup boards, broken chairs and so on.