January 4, 2017 12:25 AM

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Railways to make special bogies for Divyangs

The Railways will make 3,000 special bogies for Divyangs by 2018 to make their travel comfortable and hassle-free. These bogies will have various facilities to ensure "divyangs" have smooth train travel. <br/><br/>Addressing media in Nagpur, Chief Commissioner for Persons with Disabilities in Union Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment Kamlesh Pandey said, the special bogies will be interlinked, will have more seats, space and signage to locate them.<br/> <br/>He said, this initiative has been taken to make rail travel more convenient for divyangs. Mr. Pandey informed that around 180 Government buildings in Mumbai, Pune, Nashik and Nagpur will also be made accessible to divyangs with various facilities like ramps and lifts.<br/>'<br/><br/>

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