Senior citizens in the National Capital Region have urged the Union Urban Development ministry and the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) to introduce dedicated coaches (on the lines of women’s coaches) for the elderly in the Metro trains. “Delhi/NCR has more than three million senior citizens, out of the total 90 million in the country. Most of them depend heavily on the Metro rail as their means of transportation as it is a safe, affordable and fast mode of travel. However, they find it difficult to board the general compartments, which also have just two to four seats dedicated for the elderly and the handicapped. They get pushed and jostled,” said K.K. Kapila, Patron in Chief, Delhi/NCR Senior Citizens’ Welfare Association.
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