NCR’s SENIOR CITIZENS DEMAND INTRODUCTION OF DEDICATED COACH FOR ELDERLY IN METRO RAIL
July 18, 2014 Senior citizens in the National Capital Region have urged the Union Urban development Ministry and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) for introduction of separate dedicated coach in the lines of women coach for the elderly in the metro trains .
“ As per statistics Delhi and the NCR region has more than Three million senior citizens out of the total of 90 million in the country. Most of them depend heavily on Metro rail for their means of transportation as it is safe, affordable and faster mode of travel. In day to day use of metro they find it difficult to board general compartments having two to four seats dedicated to elderly and handicapped. They get pushed and jostled , thus a dedicated coach exclusively for senior citizens will be of great help” said Mr K.K.Kapila, Patron in chief , Delhi/NCR Senior Citizen’s Welfare association and also Chairman, International Road Federation (IRF) .
“Elderly have major role in the society a dedicated coach for us will make us feel important and show that society cares for us” added Mr Kapila.
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