Kashmir Police officer sets up a ‘Wall of Kindness’ in Srinagar to help the needy in chilling weather of the valley

Sheikh Aadil Mushtaq, a 2015-batch Kashmir Police Service (KPS) officer from Baramulla district who is posted as deputy superintendent of police (DSP) traffic police in Srinagar is the architect behind the ‘Wall Of Kindness’.

The young police officer took the initiative on November 13 on the occasion of World Kindness Day and set up the wall right outside the police station so he can keep surveillance as well.

Starting from food items to hangers filled with warm clothes to sanitary pads, the Wall of Kindness in the heart of Srinagar brings warmth during this harsh winter.

Painted in white, the wall has a message, too: “If you don’t need it, leave it. If you need it, take it.”

“It is not a new idea. It is a corollary effort. This Wall of Kindness is an interface that I have dedicated to the people of Srinagar,” Aadil says.
“Every day, hundreds of people come and donate items such as woollen clothes, food and blankets etc,” he added.

The police officer says the winter in Kashmir is harsh and many people struggle in the absence of warm clothing. He said he and other police personnel wanted to help those people. The clothes hanging on the wall catch the attention of people who stop to take a look. Locals have, however, appreciated the initiative.