TARATDAC stages demo seeks better facilities at railway stations
The Hindu
DINDIGUL
Around 150 members of the Tamil Nadu Association for the Rights of All Types of Differently Abled and Caregivers (TARATDAC) staged a demonstration in front of the Dindigul railway station seeking basic amenities for the differently abled, here on Friday.
“The public toilets constructed at the railway stations in Dindigul, Palani, Oddanchatram and Ambathurai, for the differently abled, elderly, and the general public have remained closed though the works have been completed long back,” complained Bhagat Singh, district secretary, TARATDAC.
The protestors demanded that the public toilets be opened at the earliest and also sought speeding up of the construction works at Dindigul railway station.
Mr Singh also highlighted that the lift on the premises of Dindigul railway station often malfunctions, causing inconvenience to the differently-abled and the elderly.
“To reach the 3rd and 4th platforms at the Dindigul railway station one has to climb the foot over-bridge, which is difficult for the differently abled”, he reasoned.
“We want an exclusive ticket counter to be constructed at a low level so that it is easily accessible for the differently abled,” demanded Mr Singh.
He also urged the Railway authorities to look into the issue of the public parking their vehicles blocking the ramp, exclusively built for the differently abled that leads to the entrance of the station.
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