A big thank you
The Hindu : schoolchildren across Bangalore acknowledged traffic policemen and their work. Certainly they were familiar with these policemen who are always around their schools, stopping traffic so that they can reach the school gates safely. It was to show their gratitude that the Children’s Movement in Civic Awareness (CMCA) organised Traffic Police Day 2007 recently. The gathering of policemen, children, parents, school staff and membersof CMCA assembled at the Bishop Cotton Girls School auditorium. In contrast to the ’rough’ image that policemen are generally associated with, one got to see smiles on their faces. Needless to say, the policemen, who are on their feet for hours on end braving the elements and air and noise pollution, were not used to being appreciated. “It’s a thankless job,” many of them confessed….More
