Create facilities for PwDs, disability commissioner tells Nagaland transport dept

Kohima: The state commissioner for persons with disabilities (SCPD) on Friday asked the transport department to create facilities for persons with disabilities (PwDs) in all public transport and bus termini across the state.SCPD Diethono Nakhro along with a team of legal advisors and Nagaland State Disaster Forum made the appeal after inspecting the Inter State Bus Terminus (ISBT) in Kohima during the day.“We have given them (transport department) enough time for action to be taken. Therefore, we came today to inspect the implementation of the notification issued by the state government.“We are also taking up the matter for making government offices and public spaces accessible for the PwDs,” she said.Expressing happiness that the state government has already issued a notification, she said, “Now we want to see the implementation on the ground and not just on paper.”She asserted that the commission would be taking up inspections in other departments in a phased manner to make sure that all the laws under the Rights of Persons with Disabilities Act are being implemented properly in the state. On inspecting the ISBT Kohima, Nakhro said “the commission is not happy as nothing has been done as per the accessibility norms in the ISBT”. PTI