Persons With Disabilities

Today we can boast of nearly the entire district being accessible to the physically challenged,” says District Collector P. Narahari.

The process, however, has not been an easy one. “We first did a survey among people with special needs,” says Mr Narahari. “We then sensitized authorities on why and how we should help them."

Special audit teams were set up to survey various establishments. This was followed by meetings to discuss the structural changes needed to make the structures accessible.

Public spaces like hospitals, ATMs, railways stations and bus stops have almost reached that goal as well.

All government schools, and most privately run ones, are now barrier-free.