The Orissa Association for the Blind celebrated the International White Cane Day paying floral tributes to louis Braille and holding a public awareness meeting under the chairmanship of association general secretary Bihari Nayak here on Sunday.
Social Security and Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Minister Prafulla Kumar Samal, Bhubaneswar Municipal Corporation Mayor Ananta Narayan Jena, Bhubaneswar Central MlA Bijay Kumar Mohanty, State Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities Dr Minati Behera and Odisha Assembly former joint secretary Debendra Pradhan graced as guests.
Samal requested the BMC Mayor and local MlA to make facilities for the blinds so that they can easily move around the city roads.
Association organising secretary Himanshu Sekhar Swain coordinated the programme and treasurer Murlidhar Dash spoke about importance of White Cane Day celebrations world-wide.
On the occasion, a public awareness rally was taken out from the association premises in which about 400 blind persons from different districts joined.