Lucknow: Visually impaired students at Dr Shakuntala Misra National Rehabilitation University (DSMNRU) can now ‘smell their way' to their destinations on campus, all thanks to a  unique initiative under which fragrant pathways have been created.

  Inaugurated on World Environment Day, the ‘Sugandh Path'  will have unique scented seasonal flowering plants on  different routes, said DSMNRU vice chancellor, Prof Sanjay  Singh.Our gardening team plans to strategically place flowers with  strong scents so that a visually impaired student can use  their sense of smell to navigate to a specific place," said   the VC.He explained that the flower scent will serve as a route  guide for the students. Different flowers have  distinct scents, and by planting specific varieties in  certain locations, a pathway is created that's easy to  follow using scent. For example, a strong, sweet scent like   gardenia might signal a particular area, while a more subtle  fragrance like marigold could mark a transition point.
It will help our students to identify the route from one department to another. Under this scheme, aromatic plants will be planted on a large scale in the university.
Source: https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/visually-impaired-students-can-nowsmell-their-way-on-dsmnru-campus/articleshow/121659044.cms