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Blind man makes living breaking rocks

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Aait Bahadur Darji, a blind, breaks rocks in Jyamaruk Kot, Myagdi to support his family of four.
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MYAGDI, March 4: Aait Bahadur Darji, a blind man of Beni- 3 Jyamaruk Kot, earns his living by breaking stones. "Even though I cannot see, breaking stones has helped me sustain my family and pay my sons' school fee," says Darji.

 

He said he has been working hard to give a better life to his two sons. His both sons are still in school and the eldest son is preparing for a School Leaving Certificate (SLC) exam.

 


"Sometimes, I hardly make Rs 200 a day," Darji revealed. Often he can't afford two square meals a day. He laments that, although there are many organizations who work for the disabled, none has come to support him. His younger son, too, is visually-impaired and his wife frequently gets sick. "The responsibility to look after my family is entirely on my shoulders," said Darji.



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According to the principal of Khadak Bhavani Secondary school, Darji and his family have been living in a small hut built on a public property.

The school has been providing free lunch to Darji.

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