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Surat, January 10: The eighth car rally for the blind organised by the Surat Round Table-135 concluded on Sunday with about 86 car rallyists participating in the 76 km rally. The rally was flagged-off from the Indoor Stadium by Additional Commissioner of Police (administration), Meera Ramnivas on Sunday morning. The blind rallyists who were guiding the navigators using a Braille map, began the 76 km drive from Athwalines and covered Rander, Barbodhan, Dandhi, Kachla and Setula areas.
The members of Surat Round Table-135 have been organising the car rally for the past eight years.
The aim of the rally is to boost self-confidence among the blind and give them a chance to prove their abilities.
Chairman of the Surat Round Table-135, Jitendra Patel said, ‘‘We have been organising the event since last eight years.”
He added, “The participants are provided with the braille map of the entire route and they have to guide the navigators accompanying them.’’
Patel added, ‘‘Our main aim behind the car rally is to boost their self- confidence,’’he added. |