Two buses have been customised to facilitate the travel of physically handicapped children. PHOTO: MYRA IQBAL
ISLAMABAD: The Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) has handed over five buses worth Rs35 million to special educational institutes in the federal capital.
Out of these five, two buses have been customised to facilitate the travel of physically handicapped children, said CADD Parliamentary Secretary Maiza Hameed.
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She said that accessible buses with supportive ramps will help handicapped children in, boarding the bus, while special space has also been set for wheel chairs, she added, noting that the buses were provided under the Prime Minister’s Education Reforms Programme.
She said that CADD is also focusing on the training and education of special children under the reforms programme.
Under the first phase of the programme, she said that they have upgraded 22 public schools and colleges in the capital. Another 200 schools will be upgraded under phase-II.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 1st, 2017.
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