Hai Rajesh sir I have also personally experienced such a situation in a south based train. Around fifteen people boarded such a small compartment making life difficult for disabled especially at the time of getting down and/or going to toilets. -- Vamshi. G Landline: 0877-2243861 Mobile: 09949349497 E-mail ID: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On 8/8/08, pradeep banakar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 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] 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 > 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
