Hi It is indeed a very welcome step. However, the amount does not seem adequate considering the work involved.
The bigger challenge is the close involvement of the community to ensure it is done fulfilling our needs and requirements. Harish Kotian -----Original Message----- From: AccessIndia [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Shiv Sent: 24 March 2015 09:10 To: 'AccessIndia: a list for discussing accessibility and issues concerning the disabled.' 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.. Caution: The Reserve Bank of India never sends mails, SMSs or makes calls asking for personal information such as your bank account details, passwords, etc. It never keeps or offers funds to anyone. Please do not respond in any manner to such offers, however official or attractive they may look. 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. 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..
