An awareness procession to mark International White Cane Day - 2017, began from the Church of Our Lady of Presentation, Thandavanveli, up to Batticaloa Vincent Girls' National High School yesterday. The Lions Club and Leo Club of Batticaloa and Trincomalee, in collaboration with the 'Dharisanam' school for visually-handicapped, Nochchimunai, organized this demonstration. The Eastern Province Social Services Department Director M. C. Ansar presided. Picture by Sivam Packiyanathan, Batticaloa Special Corr.