It is indeed of great significance.
It did reach all inboxes (at least it did reach mine) but it's surprising
really that noone said anything about it. it will definitely create more
confusion or rather i would say it has already started.
A week or more ago, my wife was travelling in the same compartment and one
OH person along his normal wife and small kid was literally begging for
their seats, which he said was reserved. On ticket, it was mentioned that
these are of berths 3 and 4 of S11 compartment. he tried to locate S11 but
the train did not have one. Eventually, he called ticket checker and he said
that this coach for handicapped itself is called S11 and 2 of these berths
are alotted to him. Other passengers fought with the checker and finally it
was decided that this couple with their child could sit in the same
compartment.
Bye and regards.
Sandesh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Asudani, Rajesh" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, October 16, 2008 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: [AI] railway-triple confusion!!!
Fellow accessindians!!!
I think I, in my earlier appended message on the topic, had raised an
issue of sufficient importance to merit at least a casual rejoinder or
two. However, I am amazed, to say the least, at the utter silence our
worthy brothren have chose to maintain over the state of affairs.
Pondering over the possible explanations for this fact, I am laid to
consider the possibilities like the earlier message failing to make it to
various inboxes in general apart from my own, or else, I, in my endeavor
to convey the issue with precision, ventured beyond the linguistic
capacities of many of us, or thirdly, even though it pains me to think,
the issue was deemed to be of so little importance as not to merit the
effort to clutter the inboxes, or else, I am sadly and gravely mistaken
about the nature of things.
Anyway, the issue of HP quota being carved out of hitherto existing
general disabled coach and confusing it with ordinary as well as reserved
disabled passengers along with unauthorized occupants and placing it in a
disjointed manner, is still in my opinion an example of increasing trend
of non participative decisions about the disabled being taken supposedly
in their interests but casual in nature and actually disadvantageous to
them often.
Unlike AIR broadcasting cricket commentary for it is the most accessible
to visually impaired, over which we have poured dozens of mails and about
which one of our respected friends promises to arouse honorable I & B
minister from the deep slumber which confronts him in a respectable
recuperation centre in our capital,
this issue practically inconveniences us and let us discus, decide and
drop a word about it to some authorities.
-----Original Message-----
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Asudani,
Rajesh
Sent: Monday, October 13, 2008 10:17 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AI] railway-triple confusion!!!
Friends
A few days ago, in response to a news item about handicapped quota in
sleeper class of Indian railways being increased, I had expressed
apprehensions which unfortunately turned out to be worse than what I had
anticipated. In my face to face encounter with this increased handicapped
quota of six, I found out to my utter horror, that the increase of four
berths comes from nowhere other than handicapped coach being attached at
the extremities of the wrack, which hitherto was a general coach for the
disabled.
Now, it has been recognized as a sleeper coach and four berths therein may
be reserved through reservation counters in HP quota.
Now, it adds to already prevailing chaos in such coaches. Firstly, its use
by all and sundry unreserved passengers is an unpreventable menace.
Secondly, in four berths reserved new avatar, we can not justly prevent
unreserved disabled passengers, thirdly jumbling up reserved and
unreserved passengers disabled or not, in the same coach, does not fit in
any legal or non legal framework.
In fine, HP quota now is equivalent to traveling in unreserved disabled
coach.
And government surely deserves to take credit for enhancing reserved
handicapped quota.
Happy traveling in non interconnected disabled coach with all and sundry.
I too with my little legal knowledge and a whiff of human psychology,
would not accept if anybody told in a miscellaneous coach that I have
reserved berths if anybody disabled with ordinary ticket is legally
permitted to travel as well.
I wonder who is thin thank of lalu?
let us try to convey such niceties to railways.!!!!!
There is ladies quota of about six berths in slipper and there is also an
unreserved coach for ladies.
Same can be done for disabled by providing hp quota of two, four, or more
berths in sleeper, and an unreserved coach called handicapped coach
without complicating the matters.
Regards
Rajesh
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