Mysuru: To instill confidence among visually impaired and education of underprivileged children, Mysore Amity Round Table 156 (MART156), conducted “Be My Sight” rally, a Time-Speed-distance rally for the visually challenged people on Sunday, December 11.
Speaking after flagging off the rally at Windflower Lawns, former Indian cricketer Javagal Srinath said, “I am inspired by Be My Sight event which fosters unison between the visually impaired community and common folk. It is good impetus for visually impaired persons and also a great attempt to mobilise the visually challenged persons and instill in them a sense of participation in the mainstream world”.
Kiran V Ranga, Chairman, MART156 who also spoke on the occasion said, “This rally was organised with the motive to empower visually challenged people and infuse confidence in them. We are glad that people reciprocated to our initiative and extended their support to us. Further with this rally, we will be strengthening our core commitment of education for the underprivileged children in our society. In the future, MART 156 will conduct many such activities which will uplift the quality of life of the underprivileged”.
The event had a participation of 180 contestants in 65 cars who were guided by 65 visually impaired navigators from 9 institutions. The Time-Speed-Distance rally covered 90 kms. This rally was an initiative by MART 156 to spread awareness about the challenges, abilities and achievements of the visually impaired community in Mysuru district. Mart 156 aims to use the proceeds of this rally for the construction of classrooms and toilet blocks in government schools in consultation with the Government of India’s SSA (Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan) Programme.
Navigator Santosh, driven by Arjun Ranga stood first, while navigator Chumbitha driven by Navya stood second.
