Sounds good. We need something like that in Mumbai too Regards, Sagar Sodah +91 9930271732
Sent from my iPhone > On 08-Nov-2015, at 2:18 PM, avinash shahi <[email protected]> wrote: > > Roads in Delhi are all set to become disabled-friendly if all goes as > planned, with the Delhi government preparing a detailed report. > http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/delhi-roads-set-to-become-disabledfriendly/article7856990.ece > As the first step, the Chief Secretary has directed the three > municipal Commissioners to identify routes in areas under their > jurisdiction where fresh installations are needed. > > The civic bodies have been asked to focus on penalising violators in > the existing disabled friendly parking lots and put up fresh signages. > > “Halting of vehicles for a few seconds at T-points is likely to be > made mandatory for motorists. We are also looking into strictly > adhering to box-type parking lots at several locations. A couple of > roads will also be made one-way,” said a senior government official. > > The first session of brainstorming for the project took place on > Wednesday, when Chief Secretary K.K. Sharma convened a high-level > meeting of the Urban Development Department, civic bodies, Public > Works Department, New Delhi Municipal Council, Special Commissioner of > Police (Traffic) Muktesh Chander and a battery of experts, including > eminent architect and urban planner K.T. Ravindran. > > In the meeting, it was also decided that focus will primarily be on > roads that are not under the PWD. > > “The PWD has 60-feet wide roads and making changes on such roads is > relatively easy. The real challenge is going to be roads that are > narrower. These fall under other agencies. Footpaths will have to be > built on these roads, as many do not even have them. Here on, all > pathways shall be disabled-friendly,” said another official, adding > that the municipal commissioners and traffic police will hold a > meeting soon to discuss the modalities. > > Welcoming the move, Sminu Jindal, founder of Svayam, a non-government > organisation that promotes dignity for people with reduced mobility, > said: “The government is finally focusing on the true essence of > inclusive growth. Such facilities are not only required for the > differently-abled, but also for senior citizens, children, pregnant > women and those injured. Take the survey done by the Delhi Traffic > Police for instance. According to it, 45 per cent pedestrian deaths > occur due to lack of continuity of footpaths.” > > She also added that the first act of the authorities should be to make > pathways pedestrian-friendly. > > “There should be easy kerb-cuts. Bikers should be stopped and > penalised for riding on pavements. Previously too pathways were made > with proper slopes. However, bolsters had to be put up in the end to > keep motorists out. Hence, enforcement is more important than all the > planning,” she added. > > Public Welfare Department Minister Satyendra Jain had recently > announced a plan to reclaim roads under the Department. According to > the PWD’s plan, 10 prominent Delhi stretches are now a part of a pilot > project which, at a cost of around Rs.5,000 crore, seeks to ensure > that pedestrians, cyclists and public transport users get preference, > in that order, over car users who comprise a little over one per cent > of the total road users in the Capital. > > > -- > Avinash Shahi > Doctoral student at Centre for Law and Governance JNU > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > To unsubscribe send a message to > [email protected] > with the subject unsubscribe. > > To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please > visit the list home page at > http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ To unsubscribe send a message to [email protected] with the subject unsubscribe. To change your subscription to digest mode or make any other changes, please visit the list home page at http://accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/accessindia_accessindia.org.in Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
