Daijiworld Media Network – Mangalore (KD/NR)

Mangalore, Aug 2: Rehabilitation-based training course for visually impaired and physically challenged was organized by the Mobility Training Centre for the Blind (MTCB) in  Attavar in association with Women’s Polytechnic in Bondel here on Wednesday, August 1.

Commissioner of City Corporation Krishnappa Poojary inaugurated the rehabilitation course and said that the handicapped do not need the sympathy of any one but they need the means to be self reliant. Lauding the great work being done by MTCB, Poojary stated that the centre works for the betterment of the visually and physically challenged persons, therefore the work of the centre needs to be deeply appreciated. 

He further informed that the Mobility centre is an institution undertaken by the Rotary club and has been providing training for the blind and physically challenged people for the past 7 years. All persons who have undergone and completed training at the institute have been provided a certificate from the institute, since last year he added. 

Poojary on this occasion distributed the said certificates to the candidates who had successfully undergone training in various crafts like candle making, door mat making, paper bag making, tailoring and computers.

Coordinator Suryaprakash Bhat and president of the centre Dr Rammohan Rai were also present.