I fully agree with Geeta Ji. We all should join hands and fight against such demons. I feel that such issues should be treated as priority. Be like a diamond because it is very hard to break. -- With best regards, Mahesh Narasimhan Flat No. 122 (Sai Sadan) Mall Apartments Mall Road Delhi- 110054 India Mobile No.: +91 9899353960 E-Mails: maheshde...@gmail.com, mahesh_de...@rediffmail.com Skype: maheshdel88
On 3/21/09, Geetha Shamanna <gee...@millernorbert.de> wrote: > This is incredible. If the facilities in the area are restricted to housing > board allotees, how did the government sanction this plot of land to the > school in the first place? The school should fight not just the authorities > but also such despicable attitudes until it gets the facilities. > We could create a hue and cry nationally with the help of ND TV or send out > a petition with hundreds of signatures if that will make a difference. > > Geetha > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Abdul Razique" <1988.ab...@gmail.com> > To: <accessindia@accessindia.org.in> > Sent: Sunday, March 22, 2009 4:49 AM > Subject: [AI] Visually challenged denied basic facilities in TN > > >> Hello list members, >> >> Please read this NDTV coverage. I'm sorry if this has been posted before. >> ----------- >> Last year, NDTV uncovered a story on residents of a colony in Chennai who >> were opposing a school for the visually challenged in their neighbourhood >> all because they felt looking at visually challenged people is bad omen. >> >> A media outcry helped the NGO set up the school. Now, there's a new >> challenge. The local authorities seem reluctant to provide drinking water >> and drainage facilities, citing a technical reason. >> This new residential training school for the visually challenged has come >> up with the required Government approval. But for more than a month, the >> NGO that built it has been waiting for a drinking water and drainage >> connection. The local panchayat has refused to provide these basic >> facilities. This is allegedly under pressure from affluent neighbours who >> are opposed to a school for the differently-abled coming up in their >> vicinity. >> >> In the beginning, the neighbours did not want this home to come up here. >> Many believed looking at visually challenged people every morning would be >> >> a bad omen. And it took a court battle to start the construction. >> >> The plot was a gift from the Tamil Nadu government. Now, over a hundred >> visually challenged students have been forced to continue in their old >> cramped school. >> >> "They say the drainage and water connections are purely for the housing >> board allotees and not meant for any other people. This is clearly a >> strategy to avoid us," says Gopi, Founder, Nethrodaya. >> >> The panchayat president refused to comment. When NDTV took up this issue >> with the Collector, he promised to look into it >> >> "The district administration will take a decision on merit, having in mind >> >> they are physically challenged people," says G. Sundaramurthi, Collector, >> Tiruvallur district. >> >> The school's motto says let's share the light, but neighbours here >> allegedly don't want to share even the basic common facilities. Clearly >> what's required is a change in mindsets. >> >> Regards, >> Abdul >> >> >> To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in >> with the subject unsubscribe. >> >> To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, >> please visit the list home page at >> http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in >> > > > > > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with > the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > To unsubscribe send a message to accessindia-requ...@accessindia.org.in with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in
