The Lifeline Express earned back-to-back feathers in its cap in Chhattisgarh, with the completion of its two projects in Durg and Pendra. After the phenomenal response that it received in Durg, the Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh, Mr. Ajit Jogi, requested Impact India to send the Express to the constituency of Pendra. In the month that followed, more than 2,300 operations were conducted and over 6,000 registered. Regretfully, Impact was not able to help 15,000 more disabled persons who came to the train.

The media frenzy was evident in the barrage of articles that appeared in the many local and regional publications of the region. With the unstinting assistance of the Chhattisgarh administration and of the many local villagers, the project was a hands down success. The words of our Chairman Mr. A H Tobaccowala convey our gratitude when he says: "Without the invaluable role of the Chief Minister, the benefits that the people in and around Pendra derived could not have been possible. Our Foundation will continue to take interest in Chhattisgarh."