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Himachal to get first school for visually impaired

Dharamsala: In a step towards empowering visually impaired persons in Himachal Pradesh, National Federation of the Blind is all set to open a school in Shimla.

The school, which was approved by the National Federation of the Blind, shall be opened in Rohroo area of Shimla, an official said.

In north India the Special Blind Schools are already working in Kapurthala in Punjab and Ambala in Haryana, and now Himachal shall have its own school for blind, Kuldeep Singh Thakur, vice-president of National Federation of the Blind said.

Before approving the project a survey was conducted in the State , Mr. Thakur said. - PTI

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