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Tuesday 6 August 2013

Corporation to diversify projects for physically challenged : Thiruvanthapuram


Till now, as part of the project, the Corporation has given away 80 tri-scooters of the total 103 and the remaining ones will be distributed soon after the registration process. | EPS
Till now, as part of the project, the Corporation has given away 80 tri-scooters of the total 103 and the remaining ones will be distributed soon after the registration process.


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Changing with the times, from next year onwards, the City Corporation is planning to diversify its projects for providing aids for people challenged with various physical disabilities. It will seek permission from the government to include different kinds of aids in the distribution programmes. The thought came in the wake of not getting the expected response for the allotment of tricycles.


“We had expected nearly 300 people to turn up for getting the tricycles and Rs 10 lakh was set aside. But, finally, we got only six people and less than Rs 80,000 had to be spent for buying the aids. Hence, from next year onwards, we may go for distributing hearing aids, walking sticks attached with a bell, wheel-chairs etc, depending on obtaining government nod,” said Palayam Rajan, Welfare Standing Committee chairman of the City Corporation.


All six tricycles were received by the beneficiaries on Monday. Thirty tri-scooters were also distributed as part of the ‘Sahayahastham’ project for the physically challenged on the occasion. Till now, as part of the project, the Corporation has given away 80 tri-scooters of the total 103 and the remaining ones will be distributed soon after the registration process, which is expected to be done this month, is over.


Meanwhile, to give away the talking computers for the visually impaired, the Corporation will hold talks with banks and charitable organisations to pool in the beneficiary contribution as the selected beneficiaries cannot find that big amounts on their own.


Monday’s programme held at the Corporation office was inaugurated by Mayor K Chandrika and presided over by Deputy Mayor G Happykumar. Standing committee chairpersons were also present.



Source : The New Indian Express , 6th August 2013

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