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Paraplegic drives from Leh to Kanyakumari in record time

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New Delhi: Conquering disability, 29-year-old Eric Paul has made it to the pages of the Limca Book of Records after driving from Leh to Kanyakumari in record time.
Eric, who is paralysed from chest below, covered a total distance of 3,917 km in the record 159 hours and 59 minutes in a customised hatchback with hand controls. “It feels really good but I think I have just crossed a milestone and there is a long way to go,” said Eric, who has been confined to a wheelchair since February 2012 following a road accident.
“There were many challenges on my way like no toilets, restrooms, shelters or any public place which is wheelchair- friendly. Neither are people aware about offering help. Instead they look at me with pity, which makes a special person uncomfortable. “Other challenges were instant changing weather conditions, no mobile network, petrol pumps at long distances in hilly areas, poor condition of roads, and landslides. Language barrier while getting food and shelter was also a task,” he told.
However, he is happy to have overcome all the challenges in the journey, including the world’s highest motorable road passes in Leh. Employed with the Taj group of hotels here, Eric said it was important to “believe in yourself and never give up,” if one was to take challenges head-on. A passionate driver, Eric had last winter completed the ‘Golden Quadrilateral’ road task of the Limca Books to set a record. He had driven 6,000 km — from Delhi to Mumbai and then Bengaluru and Chennai to Kolkata — in less than seven days to enter the Limca Book of Records. The Leh to Kanyakumari drive, published in the Limca Book recently, is his second record. (PTI)

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