It is a great initiative by westan railway. They should create ramps every where instead starecases which will be benificial to all others. We all should demand for access audit of All major railway stations in india that will reveal several accessibility issues and provide road map of accessibility implimentation.
Regards On 3/24/15, vishal sharma <[email protected]> wrote: > any news for acceptance of ,or issuing of forms for disabled id cards > for disabled ,by western railways? > > On 3/24/15, Murmuranjankumar <[email protected]> wrote: >> 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. 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