Rotarians Gift Smart Vision Glasses for the Visually Impaired
Rotarians in association with another NGO Vision Aids, provided state-of-the-art special vision glasses to 25 brilliant students of the Institute for the Blinds, here today.
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Aug 11, 2025 09:22
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Chandigarh, August 11, 2025: Rotarians in association with another NGO Vision Aids, provided state-of-the-art special vision glasses to 25 brilliant students of the Institute for the Blinds, here today.
Immediate past district governor of Rotary District 3080, Rtn Rajpal Singh, informed that the project 'SuDrishti' was launched last year in association with Vision Aid, to provide SMART VISION Glasses, a wearable device for the blind and visually impaired that utilizes Artificial Intelligence, Machine Vision, and Machine Learning.
Manufactured by SHG Technologies, Bengaluru, each device costs Rs.36,750, inclusive of GST, the Rotary District 3080 and Vision Aid raised Rs.15 lakh for 40 pieces of these glasses, out of which 25 have been given to the brilliant students of Class 8 to 12 at the Institute for the Blind, Sector 26, while remaining 15 shall be distributed to the needy in other parts of the District 3080, added Rtn Rajpal Singh.
Dinesh Kumar Kapila, Senior Vice-President-cum-Chairman, thanked the Rotarians and Vision India and said that this is a God-sent gift for these visually challenged children, while Principal of the Institute Rakesh Sharma said that this device would change the lives of the students.
Project Director Rtn AP Singh informed that these glasses have an electronic brain and its AI capabilities shall enable the children can see and recognise objects, read in multiple languages, navigate easily with obstacle-alerts while walking, identify people with facial recognition, and even share images and location, store information, and is compatible for all-lighting conditions, and children would not need the scribe in writing their exams.
Rtn Rajpal Singh expressed his gratitude to two Rotarians, Hari Om Verma of Rotary Chandigarh Uptown and P.J. Singh of Rotary Club Chandigarh for contributing Rs.5 lakh and Rs.2.5 lakh respectively for the project, and Vision Aid for matching the Rotary's contribution.
