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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Legal Correspondent

Madras HC gives six weeks to Metro Rail to make its stations barrier-free

Chennai Metro Rail Ltd. (CMRL) on Wednesday informed the Madras High Court that it had substantially completed retrofitting the 32 stations in Phase I project and that it required six weeks time to comply with the mandatory accessibility standards under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act of 2016.

Appearing before the first Division Bench of Chief Justice Munishwar Nath Bhandari and Justice N. Mala, counsel for CMRL Jayesh B. Dolia said all stations that were under construction under Phase II of the project were being built in such a way that they were universally accessible and adhere to the legal requirements.

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