Art nudges people to wear the mask, take the vaccine

The Regional Outreach Bureau is turning walls outside railways stations into canvases that promote awareness

The Regional Outreach Bureau (ROB) of the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has started making the drab walls at railway stations and bus terminuses in Chennai come alive with colourful messages about COVID-appropriate behaviour. Compact-sized flex boards that dwell on the benefits of vaccination and mask-wearing are being installed at prominent public places, especially at railway stations. Over the last few days, the walls at key railway stations, including Central, Egmore and Tambaram railway stations, are crowded with people with masks peering from colourful paintings. There are also images that drive home the need for vaccination.