A private kiosk for nursing mothers

A breast-feeding Kiosk, a first of its kind, to facilitate nursing mothers inaugurated in Hyderabad at Begumpet Railway Station. Incidentally, Begumpet Railways Station is also the first of its kind All Women Staff Railway Station in the South-Central Railways.

The Kiosk was set up by Rotary International District 3150 with the support from South Central Railways. It was formally inaugurated by one of the top Rotarians in the world, Gary CK Huang, Chairman, The Rotary Foundation who was on five-city visit to India and Archana Rachel, Asst Commercial Manager, South Central Railways

The Kiosk which is the brainchild of Rotarian Sesh Sai Kumar. It has been in his mind since he saw one in Chennai four years back. He designed and executed the kiosk along with Rotarian Srikanth Gummely, who provided interior design support. The kiosk is located on platform 1.

Hyderabad, Secunderabad and Vijayawada divisions of South-Central Railways has issued letters to Rotary District 3150 for setting up of the Kiosks in various stations in their divisions.

There are three such kiosks at Secunderabad, Hyderabad and Bidar. But they were set up by SCR on its own. This kiosk is the first of its kind set up with private partnership. Informed Arachana Rachel of SCR.