The 11th Blind Challenge Car   Rally was organised in collaboration with the Indira Gandhi Rashtriya Manav Sangrahalaya (IGRMS) and Arushi, NGO for disabled on Sunday. There were 48 participants - drivers and the visually impaired navigators took part. The rally was flagged off by  Chief Secretary  Govt. of MP- BP Singh, Chairman of RERA Antony De Sa  and Director of IGRMS Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri. It began from DB City Mall and culminated at the Manav Sangrahalaya.

The rally where the vehicle was driven by a sighted person and the navigator was a blind person, the route map in Braille was given to them on the spot. The navigators for the rally were from all over Madhya Pradesh. The rally covered around 30 kms distance within the Bhopal Municipal limits. 48 teams of driver and navigators participated in the 11th chapter of Blind Challenge Car- Rally.

The rally moved through clear roads of MP Nagar, Paryavas Bhawan, Chetak Bridge, Carmel Convent School, Saket Nagar, Veer Savarkar Bridge, 1100 , Campion School, Manisha Market, Bittan Market, 7 no. 1250 stop, Mata Mandir, Hajela Hospital, Dipo chauraha, Regional Institute and ended at IGRMS. Enroute were check points to ensure, no-one drives fast, and all traffic rules are strictly followed.

The prize distribution programme was organised at Veethi Sankul open air auditorium of IGRMS. BJP State General Secretary Vishnu Datta Sharma,  Prof. Sarit Kumar Chaudhuri, Arushi – Bhopal’s Piyush Trivedi and Assistant Curator, IGRMS Arun Kiro were present for giving the prizes to the winners. 

There were cash prizes and trophies for top three winners and gifts to all navigators.  Rajeev Saxena and Hitesh Bhagat bagged first prize of `10,000/-, Rahul Bhargava and Kuldeep Mahajan bagged second prize of `6000/- cash in the expert category and Shailendra Bagre and Pankaj Kushwaha third prize of `4000/-cash and trophy.

All participants were given Mementos, certificates and other prizes. IGRMS gifted caps and bags to all navigators. Bhumika Birthare was the host of the event.

Source: http://www.dailypioneer.com/state-editions/igrms-organises-blind-challenge-car-rally.html