Differently-abled persons move Madras High Court in support of low floor buses for accessibility
2 years ago

Differently-abled persons move Madras High Court in support of low floor buses for accessibility

The Hindu  

A woman with mobility impairment on both her lower limbs, a 70-year-old lawyer with 44 years of standing in the Bar, a pregnant college student and a 68-year-old retired entrepreneur have moved Madras High Court in support of a plea to ensure that all intra-city government buses are universally accessible. The activist had challenged a tender notification issued on October 10 for procuring 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses including 1,170 buses with a floor height of 900 mm. Santhakumari, a 68-year-old retired entrepreneur, supported her view and said senior citizens with knee pain could not travel in government buses due to the very high floor height. She said that low floor buses would provide the elderly people the confidence and the joy of being able to travel without much difficulty.

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Low-floor buses ineffective without accessible bus shelters, say disability-rights activists in Coimbatore
3 months ago

Low-floor buses ineffective without accessible bus shelters, say disability-rights activists in Coimbatore

The Hindu  

With 100 new low-floor buses set to arrive in Coimbatore, disability rights activists have raised concerns over their effectiveness, citing the lack of accessibility at many bus shelters. “If low-floor buses are introduced in Coimbatore, their effectiveness will be compromised if bus shelters are not designed with accessibility in mind,” said A. Kanniyappan, a local disability rights activist. However, without …

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled
1 year, 7 months ago

After all, the world is theirs too, says Madras High Court while issuing a slew of directions to make public transport accessible to the disabled

The Hindu  

“After all, the world is theirs too,” the Madras High Court remarked while issuing a slew of directions to the Government of Tamil Nadu, the State Transport Corporations and private bus manufacturers to make public transport accessible to persons with disabilities, the aged, the pregnant women and children. Acting Chief Justice T. Raja and Justice D. Bharatha Chakravarthy lamented that …

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court
1 year, 11 months ago

Not Feasible To Operate Only Low Floor Buses In State, Transport Department Tells Madras High Court

Live Law  

The Institute of Road Transport on Friday informed the Madras High Court that it is not technically feasible for the State Transport Undertakings to have only low-floor buses in the state.The bench of Acting Chief Justice T Raja and Justice Bharatha Chakravarthy was hearing a plea filed by cross-disability rights activist Vaishnavi Jayakumar against a tender notification issued by the …

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC
1 year, 11 months ago

424 low floor buses will start plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore from April, T.N. govt. tells HC

The Hindu  

The State government on Monday informed the Madras High Court that it has received tenders for procurement of 424 low floor buses and that after finalising the successful bidders, those buses would begin plying in Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore cities by April this year. Raman, representing the transport department, said the tender for procurement of low floor buses had been …

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court
2 years ago

Not possible to ply only low-floor buses in Tamil Nadu until allied infrastructure is in place fully, govt. tells Madras High Court

The Hindu  

It is not possible to ply only low-floor buses in all cities unless and until the allied infrastructure is fully in place, the Tamil Nadu government has told the Madras High Court. She had challenged a government tender notification issued on October 10 for procurement of 1,771 fully built non-AC diesel buses, which included 1,170 buses with a floor height …

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities
3 years, 5 months ago

Madras High Court Restrains State Govt From Purchasing Public Transport Buses Without Disabled Friendly Amenities

Live Law  

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the State government from purchasing any new buses for the purpose of public transport unless such buses are disabled-friendly as per the statutory requirements under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act, 2016 and the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Rules, 2017. The Court noted that Rule 15 of the 2017 Rules mandates …

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly
3 years, 5 months ago

Madras HC Restrains TN Govt From Purchasing Buses That Are Not Disable-Friendly

News 18  

The Madras High Court on Thursday restrained the Tamil Nadu government from purchasing buses for public transport unless they are disabled- friendly. Advocate General R. Shanmughasundaram said that the government is purchasing disabled-friendly buses in phases as the poor condition of the roads would damage low-floor buses. One of the writ petitioners, disability rights advocate Vaishnavi Jaikumar, contended that the …

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