Thanks in advance to the department with appreciation and encouragement, if we could able to see it in reality. Sent from RediffmailNG on Android
From: "Shiv"[email protected] Sent:Tue, 24 Mar 2015 09:10:18 +0530 To: "'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.'" [email protected] Subject: [AI] Western Rlys embarks on Rs 4.8 cr drive for disabled-friendly stations Source: > > http://www.mumbaimirror.com/mumbai/others/Western-Rlys-embarks-on-Rs-4-8-cr- > drive-for-disabled-friendly-stations/articleshow/46667395.cms > > > > Western Rlys embarks on Rs 4.8 cr drive for disabled-friendly stations > > > > By Rajendra B Aklekar, Mumbai Mirror | Mar 24, 2015, 12.00 AM IST > > > > Western Rlys embarks on Rs 4.8 cr drive for disabled-friendly stations > > > > The new station plans include low ticket windows (top) and easy access water > taps > > > > The Western Railway has embarked on one of its biggest projects worth Rs 4.8 > crore to turn suburban railway stations disabled-friendly. The first phase > of stations to see the change will be between Churchgate and Khar. > > > > This would mean creating special amenities for the disabled at these > stations, including tactile paving with warning floor material, disabled > toilets with special grab bars, low-height ticket booking windows, ramps on > foot overbridges, low-level water taps that can accommodate wheel chairs. > > > > "We have invited tenders and the work will be completed in four months. We > will closely monitor the so that they prove to be helpful to the disabled," > a senior official said. > > > > Experts said there is also a need to find a creative solution to the problem > of the gap between the platforms and the train coaches, which is proving to > be a risk for the disabled. > > > > IIT expert Sudhir Badami, a member of the committee constituted by the > Bombay High Court for making the city's railways friendly towards persons > with disability, said the programme of raising the platform levels will be a > long-drawn affair as the suburban rail system is in operation and innovative > methods of construction need to be adopted. > > > > Regards, > > > > Shiv > > > > > > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of > mobile phones / Tabs on: > http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in > > > Search for old postings at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > 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 > > > Disclaimer: > 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the > person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; > > 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails > sent through this mailing list.. > Register at the dedicated AccessIndia list for discussing accessibility of mobile phones / Tabs on: http://mail.accessindia.org.in/mailman/listinfo/mobile.accessindia_accessindia.org.in Search for old postings at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ 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 Disclaimer: 1. Contents of the mails, factual, or otherwise, reflect the thinking of the person sending the mail and AI in no way relates itself to its veracity; 2. AI cannot be held liable for any commission/omission based on the mails sent through this mailing list..
