Atleast some body is trying to make the wheels of justice go faster.
Kanchan Pamnani
Advocate & Solicitor
9, Suleman Chambers,
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Asudani, Rajesh" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [AI] State assures barrier-free environment for disabled
Oh, wheels of justice, rolling on, rolling on, rolling on, someday you
will reach somewhere.
Alas! by then, we, the present seekers of justice will no more be there!
And maybe, aspirationally, it will be entirely different, what is
considered fair!!
Oh! what a paradise it would be, if there were, but some common sense and
human care!!!!
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Asudani,
Rajesh
Sent: Friday, September 16, 2011 10:26 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: [AI] State assures barrier-free environment for disabled
Times of India:
NAGPUR: Maharashtra
government<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/Maharashtra-government>
on Thursday assured the high court here that it would immediately remove
all barriers from public buildings to allow smooth movement to physically
challenged and the elderly.
A division bench of justices Sharad Bobde and MN Gilani asked the
government to file a reply informing about efforts taken in this regard in
two weeks and also to furnish details regarding expenditure of Rs 7.60
crore funds released by the Centre for every state for welfare of
handicapped and senior citizens. These funds were allocated in October
last year for construction of hand rails and ramps in government buildings
that are frequently used by people.
The court further directed the state to constitute a coordination
committee having politicians and bureaucrats for welfare of such citizens.
When the additional government pleader Bharti Dangre stated it might be in
existence, the judges tersely asked the government to then "wake up" its
members. The bench was hearing a plea filed by a city-based disabled
scientist PN Andhare through his counsel Trupti Udeshi who is also
physically handicapped.
The petitioner, who is 80% disabled, had filed the PIL through an NGO
Indradhanu<http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/topic/NGO-Indradhanu>
praying for compliance of Maharashtra government resolution of 2005 that
mandated facilities for disabled. Secretary Prakash Sohoni is another
petitioner. As per the duo, local authorities including the NMC should
make efforts to implement by-laws, guidelines and measures to ensure a
barrier-free built environment and non-discrimination in transport for the
handicapped and senior citizens.
Even the banks and NMC failed to set up ramps or a guide rail for such
persons. Pointing out several lacunae on the roads and footpaths,
petitioners claimed that they were laid in such a way that it becomes
difficult for both disabled and elderly to move. Encroachments on all
footpaths created further obstacles to movement.
They contended that despite Lokayukta's recommendations, the master
transportation plan for the city had no provisions for disabled. There was
no monitoring system by which implementation of the Persons for
Disabilities Act could be verified. Additionally, there was no grievance
redressal mechanism by which these issues could be resolved. Citing reply
to an RTI query, the petitioners claimed that NMC could not cite even a
single government building where facilities were provided for the
disabled.
During last hearing, the court asked the Indian Institute of Architects
(IIA) to conduct a survey of all the government/semi-government buildings
in the city regarding such facilities. The IIA has been told to take help
of Nagpur Municipal Corporation (NMC) town planning officer and submit
report in four months.
With thanks and regards
(Rajesh Asudani)
Assistant General Manager
Reserve Bank of India
Nagpur
Cell: 9420397185
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It's not activity that wears out the body and spirit- it's inactivity.
Keep going!"
GUS ECKSTEIN
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