Conventional wisdom proves that authorities ineptly and reluctantly react after a mishap or two.
Once an RPF constable threatened to throw me off the bustling train. Had that so-called abled succeeded in throwing a so-called disabled (me)off the train, you folks would have contentedly read a similar news item for the handicapped coach!! BETTER LUCK NEXT TIME, RPF! Shadab Shadablucknow.blogspot.com On 2/23/11, Asudani, Rajesh <[email protected]> wrote: > Why not opinion taking in a accessible manner for handicapped coach? > And, why not provide relevant contact helpline numbers accessibly in that > coach as well? > > > From: Asudani, Rajesh > Sent: Wednesday, February 23, 2011 10:50 AM > To: '[email protected]' > Subject: Survey on position of ladies' coach > > > Survey on position of ladies' coach > Staff Reporter > > THIRUVANANTHAPURAM: Railways have started a survey among the women commuters > in the State to know their preference on the positioning of the ladies' > compartments in the trains. > > The survey has been kicked off by the Thiruvananthapuram Railway Division in > the wake of the demand from women for shifting the coach after the recent > molestation and death of a young woman commuter near Shoranur. > > The survey is being carried out by the ladies squad of the Travelling > Ticketing Examiners among the women commuters travelling in the ladies' > coach. A questionnaire is being provided to the commuters to indicate their > preference whether to keep the coach near the guard's cabin or in the middle > of the train. The questionnaires are collected by the squad at the next > station. > > According to a railway spokesman, the survey would be completed within a > week. After the analysis, the division authorities would forward the outcome > to zonal headquarters in Chennai. A decision on the shifting of the ladies' > coach will be taken on the basis of it. > > Coaches painted > > Meanwhile, Railways have painted the Helpline numbers of the Government > Railway Police (9846200100) and the Railway Protection Force (9995040000) on > all the coaches of passenger trains running in the Thiruvananthapuram > Division. > > > With thanks and regards > > > > (Rajesh Asudani) > Assistant General Manager > Reserve Bank of India > Nagpur > Cell: 9420397185 > o: +91 712 2806846 > R: 2591349 > > "The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find > it, the courage to get on to it, and > the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you great journey." > -Kalpana Chawla > (An excert from the e-mail Kalpana sent to the students of Punjab > Engineering College from aboard Columbia.) > "The path from dreams to success does exist. May you have the vision to find > it, the courage to get on to it, and > the perseverance to follow it. Wishing you great journey." > -Kalpana Chawla > (An excert from the e mail sent from Columbia > -mail Kalpana sent to the students of Punjab Engineering College from aboard > Columbia.) > > > ________________________________ > Notice: This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and > intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are > addressed. 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 email by error, please notify us by return e-mail or > telephone and immediately and permanently delete the message and any > attachments. The recipient should check this email and any attachments for > the presence of viruses. The Reserve Bank of India accepts no liability for > any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this email. > Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! > Question 9 relates to disability. > -- Easy tips for improving English at shadablucknow.blogspot.com My contributions to the press http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/2008/10/my-contributions-to-press.html#links Shadab Husain interviews Danny Bloom shdb101.blogspot.com Many posts on one page http://shadablucknow.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=30 Get numbers right this time, help the census with correct disability info! Question 9 relates to disability.
