"The students lack basic comprehensive skills. So we firmly believe that a library can contribute a lot in improving their reading and writing skills as most of them struggle in English," NGO co-founder Sandeep Sahu told.

Sahu's team closely works with Village Educational Committees (VECs), whose contribution is pivotal for motivating villagers in sending their children to school, generating funds for schools or arranging accommodation facilities for teachers from different villages.

During a recent trip to the school, Sahu gave the VEC of the village a demo of how a playground it is planning to set up will look like.

The VEC's approval was necessary as it would have speeded up the process of removing unwanted debris and stones from the ground that was dumped by contractors who had later refused to clear them to make space for the playground.

It is the commitment of these VEC's that they are pushing boundaries to ensure better facilities at the school.

This is how Sahu was able to launch a library in 2013, and is now planning to set up a playground before winter sets in.

The playground is funded by the Kentucky-based chicken chain KFC, which has joined hands with 17,000 ft Foundation under its popular #KFCWishBucket challenge to set up three playgrounds and one library in different schools.

Only a faint idea of having a playground in her school premises with swings and slides has made eight-year-old Sonam Palmo happy.

So far, she has only played kabbadi and other games.

"I have seen those things on television," a visibly confused Palmo told IANS when asked about how a playground looks like.

"It would be nice to have one," she added shyly, her rosy cheeks glowing as she blushed.

Added Tshering Dorjee, one of the committee members: "Education is a ticket to get out from this village.

"Our children can become independent, join the army or take private jobs. They can even become tour operators if they understand Hindi and English," Dorjee told.

"At the same time, the overall development of these children is important," he added.

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