Hyderabad: No power supply in historical collection

Hyderabad: Ahead of evaluations, applicants to employment of government work are incapable to prepare as they are dealing with problems because of absence of fundamental centers in collections. The applicants in the Old City that have the only collection Grandhalaya Samstha in Lal Darwaza, which does not have electrical power. Visitors whined that there is no electrical power for the last 4 days.

According to them, the collection does not have fundamental centers; it is a 69-year- old historical framework however does not have upkeep. However, they check out the collection and also plan for the tests.

“Apart from basic amenities, for the last 4-5 days there has been no electricity in the library. The aspirants seem to be frustrated due lack of fans and lights. The concerned authorities must take steps to ensure power supply,” claimed Mahesh, a hopeful.

The collection authorities do not have info on factors for absence of power and also are day-to-day getting in touch with the Transco authorities. They are yet to check out and also return to power supply to the collection,” said Mohammed Yousuf, an aspirant who visits the library to prepare for exams.

When contacted, an official said that they have already filed a complaint regarding the issue. Daily they are contacting the circle assistant engineer’s office. ” An issue has actually been submitted; still no activity has actually been taken; no police officer has actually checked out to spot the reason.”

Being run by the Hyderabad City Grandhalaya Samstha, the library at Shalibanda is one of the oldest in the city. It was inaugurated in 1953. The library has more than 60,000 books. They include reference books, on law, medicine, history, dictionaries in all languages, besides periodicals, like Employment News, children books, magazines and dailies in Urdu, English, Hindi, Telugu, Marathi (in all 17).

According to the librarian, over 4,000 members are availing the services of the library with a nominal fee of Rs 100 (for lifetime). About 200 persons visit daily for reading newspapers. Some engineering, medical and law students visit for browsing reference books. “As the collection has a massive variety of publications, a number of applicants in addition to trainees come below and also plan for evaluations,” he claimed.