Rajesh! i fully agree with you. That is what I see on all north-east bound train where I frequently travel!
On 08/08/2008, Asudani, Rajesh <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I think the news item is trying to convey that from 15 august, 31 more > trains will have disabled coach attached and nothing more!!! > > I have personally witnessed the said coach being occupied by general public > by ingenuous Bihari arguments and railway staff helplessly watching or > worse, collecting bribes by checking after the wistle and before > departure!!! > > Railway still can not universalize the disabled coach by attaching it in > all trains, let alone telling its position in advance or position it at > convenient and fixed location like in the middle of the train!!! > > > Rajwesh > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of pradeep banakar > Sent: Friday, August 08, 2008 4:29 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [AI] CR reserves entire coach for disabled > > Mumbai: Polio-inflicted Sanjay Tiwari sat comfortably on his berth. He > looked out of the Nashik-bound train as he waited for his journey to > start from the Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus. > > > Tiwari was seated in a compartment reserved for the > physically-challenged. "It feels great to have the whole coach > reserved for us. I won't have to travel in packed trains,'' said the > 28-year-old who is accompanied by his father J P Tiwari. "It comes as > a huge relief that Central Railway (CR) has decided to reserve one > coach for us.'' His father, however, fears that this facility will be > misused by the general public. > > > Tiwari, however, was travelling on a coach reserved for the > physically- challenged which is part of CR's trial run. From > Independence Day, 31 mail and express trains will start regular > services. Two 2-tiers, non AC berths will be reserved for those who > are orthopaedically challenged, paraplegic, deaf and dumb or blind. > > > "This provision comes as a great boon for the physically challenged. > Each of the 31 trains will include four spacious sleeping berths for > handicapped patients with attached toilet facilities,'' said chief PRO > S C Mudgerikar. > > URL: > http://epaper.timesofindia.com/Repository/ml.asp?Ref=VE9JTS8yMDA4LzA4LzA1I0FyMDA1MDg=&Mode=HTML&Locale=english-skin-custom > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > > Notice: The information contained in this e-mail > message and/or attachments to it may contain > confidential or privileged information. If you are > not the intended recipient, any dissemination, use, > review, distribution, printing or copying of the > information contained in this e-mail message > and/or attachments to it are strictly prohibited. If > you have received this communication in error, > please notify us by reply e-mail or telephone and > immediately and permanently delete the message > and any attachments. Thank you > > Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: > http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm > Registration is now open! > > To unsubscribe send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] 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 > -- Warm regards, Subhash Chandra Vashishth Mobile : +91-11-9811125521 Join Access India convention: For updates on it visit: http://accessindia.org.in/harish/convention.htm Registration is now open! 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
