AR provided assistance to children of Blind School
Source: IT News

Imphal, February 20 2021: Chandel Battalion of HQ 26 Sector Assam Rifles under the aegis of IGAR (South) provided material assistance to the Mission Blind School on yesterday with its initiative to ameliorate the hardships of the children.

The unit had adopted the school with 45 visually impaired children in the beginning of the year 2020 and the has been continuously rendering assistance to the students.

During the lockdown period assistance in terms of ration, masks, gloves and sanitizers as well as basic items of daily use were provided to the children.

On yesterday, Assam Rifles presented the school with items worth 1.6 Lakhs Rupees as part of civic action project executed by Chandel Battalion.

The items handed over to the school included audio-visual aids, two computers specially fabricated for visually impaired students, Braille books, music system, white canes and various games.

The Chandel Batallion had approached the National Institute of Visually Handicapped, Dehradun for provisioning of items specifically fabricated for visually impaired children.

The equipment handed over to the Blind school will greatly assist the children in furthering their learning as well as honing their skills.

The unit also gifted items of basic necessity like cooking utensils, plates and water pump to the school.

80 children, parents, teachers and troops of Assam Rifles attended the event where the school children enthralled everyone with their scintillating singing performance.

The Principal, teachers and children of Mission Blind School expressed their gratitude for providing necessary assistance which will help them in living a better life.

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