MHC directs TN to conduct audit in CMRL stationsThe Madras High Court has ordered an audit to ensure the Chennai Metro Rail Limited (CMRL) has made its stations accessible to people with disabilities, as per previous court orders. This follows a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) filed by Vaishnavi Jayakumar, who claims that CMRL has not fully complied with the...
more... court's orders. While CMRL claims to have met accessibility standards in the first phase of the project, the petitioner argues that the stations still lack proper disabled-friendly measures, particularly citing the shiny floors. The court has directed CMRL to submit a report on the retrofit works and has ordered an inspection of the stations by access auditors. The matter will be heard again on March 27.
Madras High Court ne CMRL ko order diya hai ki woh check kare ki unhone apne stations ko disabled-friendly banaya hai ya nahi, jaise ki court ke pehle ke orders mein kaha gaya tha. Ye ek Public Interest Litigation (PIL) ke baad hua hai jo Vaishnavi Jayakumar ne file kiya tha....
more... Vaishnavi ka kehna hai ki CMRL ne court ke orders ko fully follow nahi kiya hai. CMRL ka claim hai ki unhone project ke pehle phase mein accessibility standards ko meet kar liya hai, lekin petitioner ka kehna hai ki stations mein abhi bhi proper disabled-friendly measures nahi hain, specially shiny floors ki wajah se. Court ne CMRL ko retrofit works ka report submit karne ka order diya hai aur access auditors se stations ka inspection karwane ka bhi order diya hai. Matter pe March 27 ko aage sunwai hogi.