Thread. A decade's worth of work in making @cmrlofficial projects accessible from start met with the same old stubborn, non-compliant, mediocre shoddiness touted as 'modern' in Govt propaganda.

And no TN bashing please - other metro projects are just as bad or more likely worse. Image = Ad announcing PM inauguration of modern infrastructu
"The platform should have one row of dotted guiding blocks for persons with impaired vision, 800 mm. or more from the edge."

Are we waiting for a blind person to step off into space ? Safety studies in Japan, in fact recommend a 2 row width of tactile ground surface indicators! Picture comparing 2015 scenario with 2021 Chennai Metro stat
STAIRWAY (to heaven?!) "Maximum number of risers on a flight shall be limited to 12" says the code. Ignored in both 2015 & 2021. Alarmingly the stair case is open to sky, have they factored in rain in non-slip pendulum testing?
Where's wheelchair access direction sign at entry? Picture comparing 2015 scenario with 2021 Chennai Metro stat
Too angered to annotate each current pic with lapses - signs without pictograms, coach inaccessibility, no wheelchair accessible ticket counter, gates too high for wheelchair users, slippery floors, reflectance, colour contrast and illumination issues etc bit.ly/rail-fails

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Oh @cmrlofficial . Why so averse to learning? New stations, same old access problems. #Senior #Joyride thread - I spy with my jaundiced eye. #ChennaiMetro #A11y #Fails @DisabilityIndia
Really @chennaicorp ! This is the access to Nehru Park Chennai Metro station? At points the pavement itself is non existent with bus and Poonamallee High Rd traffic whizzing by. Senior citizen required support on both sides with parking 50 m away. @cmrlofficial @DisabilityIndia
1 foot footpath with trip with at one side and someone sitting blocking the other side of the tree. Not to mention the auto blocking the way too. #Pedestrian #Accessibility #NotACakeWalk
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