Dear George,
The Young Voices delhi group recently prepared a short video showing the
accessibility concerns and hazards for PwDs in the Delhi University area.
They are also writing to the MCD commissioner and plan to go to one of its
hearing soon.
This video was created by Young Voices which is a global campaign of young
persons with disabilities supported by Leonard Cheshire Disability.
Watch on YouTube
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mqB1eVjNKRA&feature=email
I request you to guide and take along this group with you in this
initiative. I am copying this mail to them, one of them may request for your
time soon.
Prashant
-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected]
[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Kotian, H P
Sent: 06 January 2012 16:06
To: Mujtaba Merchant; [email protected]; [email protected]
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] A Colleague's wife falls into a pit!
Hello All
Many years back, at Mumbai, we at Blind Graduates Forum of India, undertook
a protest in a different way Often, different authorities excavate the roads
and pavements for various reasons and don't bother to fill it up after the
work is complete. No barricades are put around the excavated area.
Some of us along with volunteers got together, arranged for the premix and
filled up an excavated area which remained to be done. We also organised the
media to cover it.
This was widely picked by the media. We followed it up with a PIL. We
secured an interim order which mandated that all excavation should be
properly barricaded, the start date and expected finish date to be
prominently displayed. We were invited to a high power committee of the
municipal body which coordinates such work so that there is proper
coordination with all the service bodies.
Soon thereafter, I moved out of Mumbai and I suppose the barricading work is
meticulously done here. I seldom go to town these days and may not be up to
date about it.
This may be an illustration how this problem may be tackled.
Harish Kotian.
-----Original Message-----
From: Mujtaba Merchant [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: 06 January 2012 14:22
To: [email protected]; Access India
Cc: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [AI] A Colleague's wife falls into a pit!
Hello George and the list members,
This is a very serious issue in our country. There are no standards, quality
and safety measures maintained or enforced when planning a town, city or for
that matter anything to do with infrastructure. I lost a very dear friend on
this account. He was riding a bike late in the night at permisible speed,
when right before me he fell down and met his death. What happened? The city
civic authorities had dug up the road for some maintainance work and to
caution all the road users they just stuck a plant stem with a red flag
which could have been easily missed by anyone. Not to say, the road was not
lit well too! This matter was addressed to the authorities but they turned
us down by giving us excuses like we were overspeeding or drunk... The
matter then was closely monitered after we got the postmoterm report which
did not indicate any alcohol in the blood report. The family of the deceased
was compensated fairly, but the question is what good is that money when
compared to the grief of the family losing their child due to the negligance
of the city authorities?
Another aspect which was discussed in the mail by Mr. George Abraham in his
mail to the Access India mailing list is the growing menace of stray animals
in urban areas. Although he has bought the monkeys and dogs into the picture
we at Bangalore have cows patrol the streets too. We have a nickname for
those cows aptly as live speedbreakers. There is still a huge debate raging
amongst the citizens of Bangalore and between the animal lovers and the
others who feel that stray dogs are a menace to the city. I understand that
we as humans have invaded many animals habitat, but come on there has to be
some kind of control by the authorities when it comes to the safety of it's
citizens.
Added to the number of hazzards for any citizen regardless of being sighted
or not, the roads, so called footpaths, walkways and traffic control systems
are all a pmake shift arrangement to meet injury or death! Please dont get
me started on how construction takes place in our country. Simply, too
shabby of a job not only to the ones involved in carrying out the
construction but for others as well. The safety of the construction workers
is totally comprimised when it comes to cost. The chaps are not even
insured, in case of any accident on the site the contractor with the help of
other workers will shift the injured to a government hospital and the rest
is Raam Jaanay story. I am not that educated on the labour laws of the
country so please forgive my negligence on expressing or commenting wrongly
on the subject.
I think I have ranted enough about this subject for now. Sorry to hear about
the colleagues wife who met with the injury from falling into a pitt, may
her injuries heal fast. George, please let me know if you require me to
address anymore concerns on this regard.
Good day to you all.
Mujtaba Merchant
Bangalore, India
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